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5 Mark - Louis III
| Issuer | Bavaria, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Imperial German double-headed eagle displayed with wings spread, surmounted by an Imperial crown and bearing on its breast a heraldic shield charged with the Hohenzollern arms. The eagle's talons hold orb and sceptre, with decorative scrollwork below. The legend DEUTSCHES REICH arcs around the upper field with the date 1914 to the right, and the denomination FÜNF MARK appears in the lower field, each flanked by a five-pointed star, all within a beaded border. |
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Louis III became the last King of Bavaria in November 1913 when the Wittelsbachs converted the regency into a full monarchy — a distinction that lasted barely five years before the revolution of November 1918 swept him from power. This 1914 issue was struck in the final months before the outbreak of war fundamentally disrupted German silver coinage, making it one of the few circulated denominations of his reign produced in any meaningful quantity. Silver 5 Mark pieces were effectively hoarded out of circulation almost immediately after August 1914, as wartime metal demands gutted the Reichsbank's willingness to keep large silver coins in active use.