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1 Pfennig - Maximilian IV Joseph
| Issuer | Bavaria, Electorate of |
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| Year | 1799-1805 |
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| Currency | Conventionsthaler (1753-1806) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned Bavarian arms, consisting of a shield divided into lozenges (fusilly in bend) in the traditional Wittelsbach pattern, surmounted by an elaborate electoral crown. The shield is flanked by decorative baroque scrollwork and cartouche elements. No legend surrounds the design; the entire composition is contained within a plain inner field bordered by a toothed or beaded rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Maximilian IV Joseph came to the Bavarian electoral throne in 1799, the same year France's Directory collapsed and Bonaparte seized power — a coincidence that would reshape Bavaria's political existence entirely. Within a few years, Napoleonic alliance had elevated him to King Maximilian I, rendering this electoral coinage obsolete almost as soon as it was being struck. The pfennig issues of this transitional period were minted under an electoral title that ceased to exist in 1806.