1 Pfennig - Maximilian II Gold pattern strike

Pattern strikes in gold for base-denomination pfennig coinage are almost never commissioned for circulation purposes — they exist to satisfy princely cabinets and, later, serious collectors. Maximilian II died in March 1864, making this piece an artifact of the very last months of his reign, when the Munich mint was still producing presentation-quality material under his authority.

KM#Pn A7 is among the rarest of the Bavarian pattern issues, with surviving examples numbering in the single digits.