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1 Goldgulden - Maximilian II Neujahrsgoldgulden
| Issuer | Royal Bavarian Mint |
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| Year | 1850 |
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| Value | 1 Goldgulden (3.25) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed panoramic cityscape of Würzburg dominates the central field, depicting the city's skyline with the Marienberg Fortress prominently visible on the hillside to the right, churches and civic buildings along the Main River bank, and a bridge in the middle distance. The legend EIN GOLDGULDEN arches across the upper portion of the field, while the civic abbreviation S.P.Q.W. (Senatus Populusque Wirceburgensis) is inscribed in the lower exergual area. The landscape scene is finely engraved with careful attention to architectural and topographical detail, reflecting the Neujahrsgoldgulden tradition of commemorating the city of Würzburg. The overall composition is enclosed within the reeded border. |
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The Neujahrsgoldgulden — New Year's gold gulden — was a Bavarian court tradition of gifting struck gold pieces at the new year, a practice rooted in the older custom of Neujahrstaler presentations by German princes. By 1850, these were no longer circulating currency in any practical sense; they were diplomatic and ceremonial objects, distributed by the Bavarian royal household to officials, favorites, and foreign dignitaries. The "Maximilian II" designation places this squarely in the reign of Maximilian II Joseph, who ascended in 1848 amid the revolutionary upheavals that had forced his father Ludwig I to abdicate.
The X# prefix in standard references signals its non-circulation status — cataloged among patterns and presentation pieces rather than regular issues.