Bishopric of Salzburg 4 Ducats - Paris von Lodron, 1628

4 Ducats from Bishopric of Salzburg. Issued in 1628. Struck in Gold (.986). Measures 36 mm and weighs 14 g.

Obverse

The Cathedral of Salzburg divides the date. On the left St Rupert, right St Virgilius. Below, the arms of Salzburg divide the legend. Legend (starts 7h) for "Ecclesiae Metropolitanae Salisburgensis Dedicatur 25.Sept ab Paride Archiepiscopus". (Consecration of the Metropolitan Church of Salzburg by the Archbishop Paris.)

Reverse

Bishops carying a reliquary box within a beaded circle, transfer of the relicts of St. Rupert and St. Virgil on 24 September 1628. Legend around (starts 12h). (Saints Rupert and Virgilius patrons were transfered on 24. September)