Satirical Thaler - Sigmund Friedrich Fugger
Features
| Location |
Archbishopric of Salzburg
(Austrian States)  |
|---|---|
| Prince-archbishop |
Johann Jakob Khuen von Belasi (1560-1586)
|
| Type | Advertising medallions › Satirical medals |
| Years | 1560-1586 |
| Value | 1 Thaler - 1 Guldiner |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 24.46 g |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 482256 |
| References | Zöttl# 3457 Helmut Zöttl; 2014. Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen 1500–1810 = Salzburg Coins and Medals 1500–1810 (2nd Edition). Verlag Frühwald, Salzburg, Austria. Günther Probszt-Ohstorff; 1975. Die Münzen Salzburgs = The coins of Salzburg (2nd edition). Graz, Austria. |
Obverse
Round, four-field coat of arms in a decorated cartouche. Coat of arms of the Fugger Counts of Kirchberg and Weißenhorn (1 and 3 = Fugger lily, 2 = Kirchberg, 4 = Weißenhorn).
Script: Latin
Lettering: SIG FRID FVCCARVS APOS SED PROTON DEC SALZB
Unabridged legend: Sigmundus Friedrich Fuccarus Apostolicae Sedis Protonotarius Decanus Salisburgensis
Reverse
Rooster facing left, scratching a diamond ring out of the dung.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IGNORANTIA
Unabridged legend: Ignorance
Comments
From 1580, Sigmund Friedrich Fugger became the dean of the cathedral in Salzburg. This unusual silver medal dates from this period. Gold strikes of this medal, weighing 5 and 10 ducats, are also known.
Source: http://schwaebischer-muenzclub.de/index.php/berichte/31-friedrich-fugger.
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| ND (1560-1586) | Zöttl# 3457Helmut Zöttl; 2014. Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen 1500–1810 = Salzburg Coins and Medals 1500–1810 (2nd Edition). Verlag Frühwald, Salzburg, Austria. |
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