Some
Ecclesiastical Coins
For our July meeting we looked at coins from Prince Bishops, Electors and even a 20th Century token from Birmingham. That token was issued for a bazaar in 1929. it lasted three days so that is
a lot of bric-a-brac and white elephant!
Germany Archdiocese of Bremen under Frederick II of Denmark
1642. Occupied
by Danish troops during the Thirty Years War
1. Austria
Salzburg Cardinal Archbishop Matthew 1520s. Salzburg issued coins from 10th
to 18th Century, they were always of a high standard. Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1469
– 30 March 1540) was a statesman of
the Holy Roman Empire, a Cardinal and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1519 to his death.
In the
course of the Reformation Lang's adherence to the
older faith, together with his pride and arrogance, made him very unpopular in
his Salzburg diocese. As early as in 1523 he was involved in a serious struggle
with his subjects in the City of Salzburg, and in 1525, during the German Peasants' War, he had again to fight hard to
hold his own. Cardinal Lang was one of the chief ministers of Charles V. He has been compared with Cardinal Wolsey.
2. Germany
Salz Land Minz 1692. 2 oval shields with the
arms of Salzburg left, and of the Archbishop right, hat above, value in a
circle below.
3. Belgium
Liege John Theo of Bavaria 1752 Johann Theodor of Bavaria (3
September 1703 – 27 January 1763) was a cardinal, Prince-Bishop of Regensburg, Prince-Bishop
of Freising, and Prince-Bishop of Liège. Another long running series of coins
4. Birmingham
Cathedral 1928. Sixpence issued for a fund raising bazaar to finance
restoration.
5. Germany
Trier 1694. The Archbishop-Elector also had great significance as one of the
seven electors of
the Holy Roman Empire.
6. France
Lyon 1250. Inscription PRIMA SEDE GALLIARV “The first bishop’s see in France”
7. Switzerland
Chur Bishop Ulrich VII von Federspiel. 1692-1725
