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1761, Salzburg, Sigismund III von Schrattenbach. Silver Thaler Coin. NGC AU-58!

Mint Year: 1761 Mint Place: Salzburg Denomination: Thaler  (Convention) Reference: Davenport 1254, KM-395.2. R! Ruler (Prince-Bishop): Sigismund III. Count of Schrattenbach. Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as AU-58 (definitely undergraded, considering the sharp details!) Weight: 27.92gm Diameter: 41mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Bust of Sigismund III von Schrattenbach as Prince-Bishop of Salzburg, wearing a robe and a jewelled cross. Legend: SIGISMUND . D.G : A & . PR . SAL . A . A . L . NAT . GER . PRIM .   Reverse: Seated Saint Rupert, supporting salt barrel topped by the Madonna of Oettingen relic, which is placed on a table. Comment: The table is covered with a stiched table-cloth      showing the arms of the Archbishop! Legend:  S . RUPERTUS  . EPISCOP . SALISBURGENS . 1761 *

The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state of the Holy Roman Empire, roughly consisting of the present-day state of Salzburg (the ancient Roman city of Iuvavum) in Austria.

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The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state of the Holy Roman Empire, roughly consisting of the present-day state of Salzburg in Austria.

The diocese arose from St. Peter's Abbey, founded about 696 by St. Rupert at the former Roman city of Iuvavum (Salzburg). The last Archbishop with princely authority was Hieronymus von Colloredo, an early patron of Salzburg native Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Since 1648, the Archbishop of Salzburg has also borne the title Primas Germaniae ("First [Bishop] of Germania"). The powers of this title – now  non-jurisdictional – are limited to being the Pope's first  correspondent in the German-speaking world, but used to include the  right to summon the Prince-electors. The Archbishop also has the title of legatus natus ("permanent legate") to the Pope, which, although not a cardinal, gives the Archbishop the privilege of wearing red vesture (which is much deeper than a cardinal's scarlet), even in Rome.

The Archbishopric grew to become one of the most important Catholic bastions in  Europe. Possibly the most bigoted of all Catholic areas, it expelled  the Jews around 1500 and the Protestants in 1731.