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3 Mark - Louis III Golden Wedding Anniversary - Pattern
| Issuer | Bavaria, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1918 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of King Ludwig III and Queen Marie Therese of Bavaria facing right, the King in the foreground with a full beard and civilian dress, the Queen positioned slightly behind. A beaded border frames the field. The circular legend at top reads LUDWIG III MARIE THERESE V. BAYERN, with the commemorative dates * 1868-1918 * appearing in the lower field. The mint mark D is visible just below the truncation of the busts. The design commemorates the royal couple's golden wedding anniversary. |
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| Mintage | 1918 D |
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Bavaria's golden wedding anniversary coinage for Louis III and Marie Therese was struck in 1918 — the same year the Wittelsbach dynasty collapsed entirely. Louis III was deposed in November 1918 amid the revolutionary upheaval following Germany's defeat, making this commemorative issue a relic of a monarchy that ceased to exist almost immediately after the dies were cut. The brass pattern likely reflects wartime metal restrictions that had already pushed silver coinage out of circulation by mid-conflict.