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Archbishopric of Salzburg, Johann Ernst von Thun, ½ Kreuzer, 1689

Also known as: Aartsbisdom Salzburg, Johann Ernst von Thun, ½ Kreuzer,1689

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1689

Silver uniface coin. Obverse: two oval coats of arms side by side. Above them, between the year in an oval, the value indication ½, and below them the letters I and E [=Johann Ernst].

Reverse: plain. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1372A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.3 cm x weight 0.43 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 1.3 cm x weight 0.43 g

Design

Obverse
two oval coats of arms side by side. Above them, between the year in an oval, the value indication ½, and below them the letters I and E [=Johann Ernst].
Reverse
plain.

Identification

Original title
Aartsbisdom Salzburg, Johann Ernst von Thun, ½ Kreuzer,1689
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-1372A
Museum classification
coin

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Catalogue references

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