LeGaulois Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 I realized when I saw this coin this morning I still did not have a decent Bavarian coin in my collection. It's not spectacular but it's solid and original and priced right. 1911D Bavarian Zwei Mark XF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 I realized when I saw this coin this morning I still did not have a decent Bavarian coin in my collection. It's not spectacular but it's sold and original and priced right.1911D Bavarian Zwei Mark XF Nice coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Nice piece! It commemorates the 90th birthday of Luitpold - interesting because he was not king but just regent, so there are no "regular" coins with his effigy. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGaulois Posted January 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Tabbs! Nice bit of information-thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Nice piece! It commemorates the 90th birthday of Luitpold - interesting because he was not king but just regent, so there are no "regular" coins with his effigy. Christian Was the monarch mad, or just not of majority? I know that Bavaria had the mad King in the 1850's though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Nice looking original coin !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGaulois Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Aulde one-good to see you! Love your sig line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdrv Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Nice looking coin, I've seen a few of them in person. I like the original toning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Was the monarch mad, or just not of majority? The former. There was the famous king Ludwig (II.) for example, the one who had Neuschwanstein castle built. He was officially declared mentally ill in 1886, and his uncle Luitpold (the guy on the coin) took over as a "regent". A few days later Ludwig died in a lake south of Munich (probably suicide), and his brother Otto became king. Now Otto was mentally ill too, which is why Luitpold continued to be regent ... When Luitpold died in 1912, his son Ludwig became regent. This Ludwig became king shortly afterwards (Ludwig III., 1913-1918) even though Otto lived until 1916. JFTR, I am neither a monarchist nor Bavarian. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Interesting info there Christian! Gotta love mad monarchs, mostly through interbreeding no doubt. I'm not Bavarian either, but i am a monarchist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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