Issue to commemorate consecration of St Rupert Cathedral of Salzburg.
Mint luster on both sides.
Fine dark layer toning.
Austria, Archbishopric of Salzburg, Paris von Lodron (1619-1653), Thaler 1624, Salzburg mint
Obverse: cathedral of Salzburg divides the date, 16-28, on the left St Rupert, right St Virgilius
ECCLES METROP SALISB DEDICATVR 25 SEPT APARIDE ARCHIE
Reverse: Bishops carrying a reliquary box within a beaded circle, transfer of the relicts of St. Rupert and St. Virgil on 24 September 1628
SS RVPERTVS ET VIRGILIUVS PATRONI TRANSFERVNTVR 24 SEPT
Diameter 43 mm, weight 28.69 g
Paris von Lodron was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest, Prince-Archbishop and Metropolitan of Salzburg in 1619-1653. Despite the hard times, he expanded the city's fortifications and managed to complete the construction of the cathedral. He died at the age of 67 on December 15 1653 of dropsy and heart disease. Archbishop Lodron was buried in the crypt of Salzburg Cathedral.
