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Brief German States History
For many centuries Germany was in actuality a large number of states, some large, others small, and power rested mainly with the lords of each state. The Hapsburgs attempted to unify Germany ending in the thirty years war 1618 - 1648, which devastated the German economy, and heightened the localisation of power. At this point it is estimated that there were as many as 1,800 separate states some with a population as few as 300 people. Otto von Bismarck was instrumental in unifying most of these states into a modern nation. On April 14th 1871, the king of Prussia, the largest and most powerful state become emperor William I . According to Krause, the new nation consisted of 4 kingdoms, 6 grand duchies and principalities, 3 free cities, and the province of Alsace-Lorraine.
Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state within the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. The Kingdom was originally founded in 1806 when the former electorate was officially decoupled from the now defunct Holy Roman Empire.
During the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, Bavaria sided with Austria. The defeat of Austria and the subsequent treaty pulled Bavaria into Prussia's sphere of influence. Bavaria was allied with Prussia during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, and joined the German Kaiserreich that was constituted soon afterwards.
Bavaria then became a semi-autonomous kingdom within the German Empire. Her king, the highly eccentric Ludwig II, subsequently withdrew from politics and focused his attention on his personal projects, including the fairytale castles he is most famous for. When Ludwig II was controversially declared insane and deposed in 1886 (dying in mysterious circumstances the following day) he was succeeded by his brother, Otto I, who was indisputably insane, but to the exent that he could not pose a threat to the power of the politicians who had conspired to depose his predeccessor.
Otto I was himself deposed in 1913, whereupon the Bavarian throne was assumed by the erstwhile regent, Prince Ludwig, who assumed the throne as Ludwig III. Ludwig III remained King of Bavaria until 1918, when he was deposed as the result popular unrest due to the German defeat in World War One. The other German monarchies followed soon after, and Bavaria joined the rest of Germany during the formation of the Weimar Republic.
Interestingly, the heads of the former ruling Wittelsbach dynasty are also the Jacobite pretenders to the British throne. This claim comes via the erstwhile Crown Prince Rupert's mother, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Ludwig III's consort. This claim is however, not asserted. However, it is ironic, considering the popular and somewhat xenophobic accusation that the current Royal Family are the descendents of German 'interlopers', that the claimants of the deposed native Stuart dynasty are now even more German than the Windsors!
Specifications
| Denomination | Diameter | Weight | Alloy | ASW |
| 1 Kreuzer (1806 - 1836) | 12 | 0.77 | 0.1870 | 0.0046 |
| 1 Kreuzer(1839 - 1871) | 12 | 0.84 | 0.1660 | 0.0046 |
| Thaler | 40 | 37.04 | 0.900 | 1.0717 |
| Five Mark | 38 | 27.7770 | 0.900 | 0.8038 |
Availability & Prices
Please contact us prior to ordering for current prices and availability.
| Date | Description | Mintage | Availability | Price £ | Price $ | Price € |
| 1829 | 1 Kreuzer | Yes | £Ask | $Ask | €Ask | |
| 1841 | 1 Kreuzer | 1,591,000 | Yes | £Ask | $Ask | €Ask |
| 1865 | 1 Thaler | 2,490 | Yes | £Ask | $Ask | €Ask |
| 1904 | Five Mark | 548,000 | Yes | £Ask | $Ask | €Ask |
See also our German States page on our sister website, Taxfreegold.
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Fully Insured £9 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery)
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Fully Insured $20
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World Coins & Sets - Who Issued What?
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