GERMANY-Bavaria 1 Gulden 1855 Maximilian II. AU-UNC

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1855, Kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian II. Silver 1 Gulden Coin.

Mint Year: 1855
Mint Place: Munich
Denomination: 1 Gulden
Reference: AKS 151, J.82, KM-826.
Condition: Light circulation marks in fields, minimal deposits, otherwise a nice AU-UNC!
Material: Silver (.900)
Weight: 10.65gm
Diameter: 30mm

Obverse: Bare bust of Maximilian II of Bavaria right.
Legend: MAXIMILIAN II KOENIG V. BAYERN / C.VOIGT (engraver's signature)

Reverse: Large value numeral (1) above denomination (GULDEN) and date (1855). All within oak-wreath.



Maximilian II of Bavaria ( 28 November 1811 - 10 March 1864) was king of Bavaria from 1848 until 1864. He was son of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

After studying at Gottingen and Berlin and travelling in Germany, Italy and Greece, he was introduced by his father into the council of state (1836). From the first he showed a studious disposition, declaring on one occasion that had he not been born in a royal cradle his choice would have been to become a professor. As crown prince, in the chateau of Hohenschwangau near Fussen, which he had rebuilt with excellent taste, he gathered about him an intimate society of artists and men of learning and devoted his time to scientific and historical study.

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