20 Kreuzers - Maximilian III Joseph

Maximilian III Joseph spent much of his reign methodically reforming Bavaria's chaotic coinage, bringing it closer into alignment with the Conventionsthaler standard established by the Austro-Bavarian monetary convention of 1753. The 20 Kreuzer denomination was a workhorse of that reformed system, circulating widely enough that late-date examples from the early 1770s tend to show honest wear.

Maximilian died in December 1777 with no legitimate heir, extinguishing the Wittelsbach-Bavarian line and triggering the War of the Bavarian Succession within months.