1842 Bavaria Silver 2 Thalers / 3½ Gulden – Marriage of Crown Prince Maximilian & Princess Marie (Munich Mint)

1842 Bavaria Silver 2 Thalers / 3½ Gulden – Marriage of Crown Prince Maximilian & Princess Marie (Munich Mint)

This is a large silver commemorative Vereinsmünze from the Kingdom of Bavaria, issued for the wedding of Crown Prince Maximilian (future Maximilian II) to Princess Marie of Prussia on October 12, 1842. These impressive double-portrait pieces are among the most popular German States marriage thalers.

Key Details:

•  Issuer: Kingdom of Bavaria

•  Ruler: Ludwig I

•  Mint: Munich

•  Date: 1842

•  Catalog References: KM#812, Davenport 588, Thun 81 

•  Composition: .900 silver

•  Weight: 37.12 grams

•  Diameter: 37 mm

•  Obverse: Right-facing bust of King Ludwig I. Legend: LUDWIG I KOENIG V. BAYERN (engraver C. VOIGT below).

•  Reverse: Conjoined right-facing busts of Crown Prince Maximilian and Princess Marie. Legend: MAXIMILIAN KRONPR. V. BAYERN U. MARIE K. PRINZ. V. PREUSS. / VERM. D. 12. OCTB. 1842 (“Married on the 12th of October 1842”).

This coin celebrates the important dynastic union between the Wittelsbach and Hohenzollern houses and was struck as part of the Vereinsmünze system.

This raw example displays strong circulated details with clear portraits (good hair and facial features), sharp legends, and attractive old toning. Some typical wear and marks consistent with its age and history. A solid representative of this popular Bavarian commemorative type.

Coin pictured is the exact one you will receive.