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1 Goldgulden - Louis II Neujahrsgoldgulden
| Issuer | Bavaria, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1864 |
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| Value | 1 Goldgulden (3.25) |
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| Reverse description | A shield bearing a diagonal banner or flag device occupies the center of the field, flanked on either side by the inscriptions S.P. and Q.W. The shield is surmounted by a pointed crown-like apex and framed below by two crossed olive or laurel branches tied at the base. The legend EIN GOLDGULDEN arcs across the upper portion of the field within a beaded border. The overall design is clean and heraldic in character, consistent with New Year's presentation gold coinage of the Bavarian kingdom. |
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| Mintage | 1864: ND (1864) |
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Bavaria issued New Year's gold gulden as presentation pieces throughout the nineteenth century, distributed by the royal court as gifts to officials and favored recipients on the first of January. Louis II had taken the throne just months before this striking, ascending at eighteen following his father Maximilian II's sudden death in March 1864. It was effectively his first New Year as king.
The .770 fineness reflects the traditional Rhenish gulden standard rather than the finer Prussian-influenced coinage pushing through German states at the time — a distinction Bavaria maintained on these ceremonial issues long after it had practical meaning.