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1 Kreuzer - Maximilian IV Joseph
| Issuer | Electorate of Bavaria |
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| Year | 1803-1804 |
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| Weight | 0.77 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Elector Maximilian IV Joseph facing right, rendered in a plain neoclassical style typical of early 19th-century German coinage. The effigy occupies the central field with a truncated neck at the base. A Latin legend surrounds the bust, reading MAX. IOS. on the left and H. I. B. C. &. on the right, standing for Maximilian Joseph, Herzog in Bayern, Count, and related titles, separated by stops. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Bavaria's transition from Electorate to Kingdom in 1806 makes these 1803–1804 kreuzers among the last coins issued under Maximilian IV Joseph's electoral title — within two years, Napoleon's reorganization of German territories via the Confederation of the Rhine elevated him to King Maximilian I. The timing of this issue places it squarely within that political upheaval, struck while French alliance was actively reshaping Bavarian sovereignty and borders.
The billon composition at roughly 18.7% silver reflects the chronic small-change shortage afflicting German states in this period, a problem that would persist well past unification.