5 Reichsmark Bavaria - Pattern

This piece dates to the brief window in 1925 when several German states lobbied for the right to issue their own coinage under the new Reichsmark system established by the 1924 Dawes Plan stabilization. Bavaria was among the most persistent claimants, drawing on its pre-unification minting tradition. The pattern was never approved — Berlin consolidated authority and no state-specific Reichsmark coinage entered circulation.

The gold specification is notably heavier than any circulating 5 Reichsmark piece of the period, suggesting this was proposed as a prestige or trade issue rather than everyday currency.