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5 Mark - Louis II Pattern
| Issuer | Bavaria, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1874-1876 |
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| Engraver(s) | Carl Friedrich Voigt |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, youthful effigy of King Ludwig II of Bavaria in right-facing profile, with finely rendered wavy hair. The portrait is set within a beaded border, with the engraver's signature C. VOIGT visible in small letters below the truncation. The surrounding legend reads LUDWIG II KŒNIG V. BAYERN, divided along the left and right periphery of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, unadorned field bearing entirely typographic inscriptions arranged in three registers: the coin's diameter specification '34 1/2 M. M.' at the top, the German designation 'PROBE MÜNZE' (meaning 'pattern coin') in two bold lines at centre, and 'FÜNF MARK' along the lower arc, all enclosed within a beaded border. The stark simplicity of the reverse underscores its character as a trial or pattern piece, with no pictorial device or ornamental elements. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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