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3 Kreuzers - Louis I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bavaria |
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| Year | 1827-1830 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of the crowned Bavarian coat of arms, featuring the characteristic fusilly bendy lozengy field of blue and white, with an escutcheon at the centre bearing the Palatine lion. The shield is flanked by symmetrical laurel and oak branches tied at the base, forming a wreath-like frame. A royal crown surmounts the shield above. The denomination numeral '3' appears to the left of the shield and the abbreviation 'K' to the right, while the legend LAND MÜNZ arcs across the upper field. The date appears in the lower exergue, partially visible as 1828 in the image. |
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| Mint | Munich Mint |
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Louis I came to the Bavarian throne in 1825 inheriting a coinage system still settling after the monetary reforms his father Maximilian I had pushed through in the early part of the century. The 3 Kreuzer occupied a genuinely practical slot in everyday commerce — too small to be hoarded, too necessary to ignore — which is precisely why survivors in any condition above Fine are rarer than the four-year window of issue might suggest.
The .333 fineness places this squarely in billon territory, silver by courtesy more than chemistry.