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1 Goldgulden - Louis I Neujahrsgoldgulden
| Issuer | Bavaria, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1827-1835 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | LUDWIG KOENIG VON BAYERN . |
| Reverse description | Panoramic cityscape of Würzburg viewed from a distance, with church spires, towers, and the Marienberg Fortress prominently visible on the right against a hilly background, all rendered in fine engraved detail. The legend EIN GOLD GULDEN with a stop arcs along the upper portion of the field, while the inscription S. P. Q. W. (Senatus Populusque Wirzburgensis) appears in the lower exergue area, referencing the city of Würzburg. This New Year's gold gulden was presented as a gift by the city of Würzburg to King Ludwig I. |
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The Neujahrsgoldgulden — New Year's gold gulden — was not a circulation coin but an official gift piece distributed by the Bavarian court to state officials, dignitaries, and members of the royal household at the start of each year. The practice was rooted in older Habsburg tradition, adapted by the Wittelsbach dynasty as a formal gesture of royal favor. Louis I continued the custom through much of his reign, which ended abruptly in 1848 when the scandal surrounding dancer Lola Montez forced his abdication.
Freudenberg 288 covers the type broadly across the issue span; individual years within the series show varying survival rates.