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20 Mark - Louis III Pattern
| Issuer | Bavaria, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| In circulation to | 16 August 1938 |
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| Reverse lettering | DEUTSCHES REICH 1914 * 20 MARK * |
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| Mint | D Munich, Germany (1158-date) |
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This is a pattern strike, never approved for circulation — Louis III had ascended the Bavarian throne only in November 1913, and the coinage infrastructure for his reign was still being established when war broke out in August 1914. Full-scale production of circulating gold coinage became a practical impossibility almost immediately, as Germany suspended gold convertibility within days of mobilization.
KM#Pn1 is the sole pattern reference for this type, suggesting extremely limited die work and no meaningful distribution beyond official channels.