April 12, 2024
1868, Kingdom of Bavaria, Ludwig II. Silver Thaler Coin
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1868, Kingdom of Bavaria, Ludwig II. Silver Thaler Coin Nice german coin depicting the Virgin w. child. XF-AU! Mint Year: 1868 Condition: XF-AU! Reference: KM-489. Mint Place: Munnich Material: Silver (.900) Weight: 18.52gm Diameter: 33mm Obverse: Bust of King Louis II (Ludwig II) of Bavaria right. Legend: LVDOVICVS II BAVARIAE REX Exergue: C.VOIGT (engraver) Reverse: Crowned Madonna with child, orb and sceptre, stepped on crescent and seated in clouds. Legend: PATRONA BAVARIAE Exergue: 1868 (split by crescent)Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed. Bid with confidence! 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
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