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1 Ducat - Ferdinand Maria Birth of Princess Louise
| Issuer | Bavaria, Electorate of |
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| Year | 1663 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1623-1752) |
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| Obverse description | The Bavarian electoral arms — the distinctive lozenge-patterned shield — displayed within an ornate cartouche, flanked by two winged supporters. The date 1663 is divided by the lower portion of the cartouche. A circular Latin legend surrounds the entire composition, reading A DEVOTISSIMIS BAVARIAE STATIBVS with the initials P P Z Z appearing in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | SERENISS ELECTR PVERPERAE |
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Ferdinand Maria struck this ducat to commemorate the birth of his daughter Maria Louise in 1663, part of a broader Wittelsbach tradition of issuing commemorative gold on dynastic occasions. Louise would later become Duchess of Savoy through her 1681 marriage to Victor Amadeus II, a union that carried significant implications for Franco-Savoyard relations during Louis XIV's expansionist campaigns.
The Friedberg 205 attribution places this among a small cluster of Bavarian commemorative ducats from Ferdinand Maria's reign that survive in genuinely limited numbers — court presentation pieces rarely re-entered circulation.