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10 Kreuzers - Charles Theodore Vikariat
| Issuer | Bavaria, Electorate of |
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| Year | 1790 |
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| Value | 10 Kreuzers (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned imperial double-headed eagle displayed, bearing on its breast a Spanish-style shield of three-fold arms comprising the quartered arms of the Palatinate and Bavaria with an inescutcheon of the imperial orb. Two chains of orders hang at the sides and base of the shield. Below the eagle, the denomination numeral '10' appears in a cartouche flanked by floral sprays, with the date 1790 divided at the bottom of the design. |
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Charles Theodore ruled Bavaria as Electoral Vicar (*Reichsvikar*) during the interregnum following the death of Emperor Joseph II in February 1790 — a constitutional role that temporarily granted the Bavarian Elector quasi-imperial authority over the western districts of the Holy Roman Empire while a new emperor was elected. The Vikariat coinage issued under this brief mandate was a deliberate exercise of that elevated prerogative, as the right to strike coins was among the most politically charged privileges the office conferred.
Leopold II was elected and crowned within months, ending the interregnum and with it the legal basis for further Vikariat issues.