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6 Kreuzers - Louis II
| Issuer | Bavaria, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1866-1867 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Bavarian royal coat of arms, quartered with the pale-bendy lozengy field of Bavaria and the lion passant of the Palatinate, is displayed at center within a heraldic shield. The shield is surmounted by a large ornate royal crown with cross finial. The circular legend K.BAYERISCHE SCHEIDEMÜNZE runs along the upper periphery, separated by a small cross ornament, within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | K.BAYERISCHE SCHEIDEMÜNZE |
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Bavaria's 6 Kreuzer in billon was already an anachronism by 1866 — the German states were deep into monetary consolidation under the Vereinsmünze agreements, and small silver-debased fractional coins of this type were being phased out across the confederation. This particular issue spans only two years precisely because the North German Confederation's formation following Prussia's defeat of Austria in 1866 accelerated the collapse of the old south German monetary arrangements. Bavaria joined the new system under duress, and production of pre-unification fractional coinage ceased accordingly.