BAVARIA Thaler 1865 Ludwig II. Madonnentaler. AU+ (cleaned!)

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1865, Kingdom of Bavaria, Ludwig II. Silver Thaler Coin. Madonnentaler.

Mint Place: Munich
References: Davenport 611, KM-877.
Mint Year: 1865 (1st year of series without date!)
Condition: Light contact-marks and hairlines, othewise a nice AU+
Material: Silver (.900)
Weight: 18.50gm
Diameter: 33mm


Obverse: Bust of King Louis II (Ludwig II) of Bavaria right. Engraver´s signature (C.VOIGT) below.
Legend: LVDOVICVS II BAVARIAE REX

Reverse: Crowned Virgin Mary (Madonna) with child, orb and scepter, stepped on crescent and seated in clouds.
Legend: PATRONA BAVARIAE



The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806–1918. Elector Maximilian I Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918. Most of Bavaria's modern-day borders were established after 1814 with the Treaty of Paris, in which Bavaria ceded Tyrol and Vorarlberg to the Austrian Empire while receiving Aschaffenburg and parts of Hesse-Darmstadt. As a state within the German Empire, the kingdom was second in size only to the Kingdom of Prussia. Since the unification of Germany in 1871, Bavaria has remained part of Germany to the present day.



Ludwig II (Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm; sometimes rendered as Louis II in English) (August 25, 1845 – June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. He is sometimes referred to as the Swan King in English and der Märchenkönig (the Fairy tale King) in German.

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