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1/2 Kreuzer - Maximilian IV Joseph
| Issuer | Electorate of Bavaria |
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| Year | 1802 |
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| Thickness | 1.13 mm |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '1/2 KREVZ.' is inscribed across the centre of the field in bold lettering, with the date '1802' immediately below, all enclosed within a wreath of oak leaves tied at the base with a decorative floral ornament. Vertical strokes (Sheffer strokes) serve as separators between the inscription elements. A small floral or rosette device appears at the foot of the wreath. The plain field and simple typographic composition are characteristic of the utilitarian copper coinage issued under Elector Maximilian IV Joseph. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1/2 ꟾ KREVZ. ꟾ 1802 ꟾ ✿ |
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Maximilian IV Joseph became Elector of Bavaria in 1799 with French backing, and his early coinage — including this copper fraction — was struck during the administrative reorganization that preceded Bavaria's elevation to a kingdom in 1806. The 1802 date places this squarely in the transitional period when the Electorate was absorbing secularized church territories under the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss, dramatically expanding its land and population. Small copper fractions bore the brunt of everyday commerce during this upheaval, circulating hard through markets and toll roads in newly acquired towns that had never before used Bavarian coin.