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3 Kreuzers - Louis I Pattern

Emittent Bavaria, Kingdom of
Jahr 1844
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Gewicht 2.95 g
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Aversbeschreibung Crowned arms of Bavaria occupying the central field, featuring the quartered shield with the distinctive Bavarian lozengy pattern in the upper-left and lower-right quarters and the Palatine lion rampant to the right. The royal crown surmounts the shield. A beaded border frames the entire design. The legend KŒNIGR. BAYERN arcs around the periphery in Latin characters, reading from lower left to lower right.
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Reversbeschreibung The denomination and date are presented in three lines at the center of the field, reading 3 / KREUZER / 1844, enclosed within a wreath of oak branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The oak leaves and acorns are rendered in fine relief. A beaded border surrounds the entire composition, consistent with the proof-like finish characteristic of this pattern piece.
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Pattern coins from the Bavarian mint in this period were typically produced for court presentation or submission to the king for design approval — not for monetary circulation. Louis I was a passionate philhellene and art patron whose reign saw significant investment in Munich's built environment, but by 1844 his position was already politically fragile, three years before the Lola Montez scandal forced his abdication in 1848. Whether this piece was struck as a formal Probe or as a personal cabinet piece is unclear from surviving mint records.

Striking a 3-Kreuzer denomination in .900 gold at this weight would have made the coin worth many times its face value in metal alone — a deliberate extravagance consistent with royal presentation practice.

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