The "Türkenlouis" nickname belongs to Ludwig Wilhelm I, Margrave of Baden, whose victories against Ottoman forces in the late 17th century — most notably at the Battle of Slankamen in 1691 — made him a celebrated military figure across the Holy Roman Empire. This 1955 piece is not a historical coin but a modern restrike-style medal issue, produced in West Germany during the postwar bullion medal boom, when several German mints and private producers revisited regional historical figures for high-denomination gold presentation pieces.
The Type 2 designation distinguishes it from an earlier die variant by specific differences in the reverse execution documented by collectors of this short series.
The "Türkenlouis" nickname belongs to Ludwig Wilhelm I, Margrave of Baden, whose victories against Ottoman forces in the late 17th century — most notably at the Battle of Slankamen in 1691 — made him a celebrated military figure across the Holy Roman Empire. This 1955 piece is not a historical coin but a modern restrike-style medal issue, produced in West Germany during the postwar bullion medal boom, when several German mints and private producers revisited regional historical figures for high-denomination gold presentation pieces.
The Type 2 designation distinguishes it from an earlier die variant by specific differences in the reverse execution documented by collectors of this short series.