5 Mark - Louis III

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.