German Coins Bavaria Silver Double Gulden 2 Gulden coin |
German Coins Silver 2 gulden coin |
Obverse: Bare bust of Maximilian II of Bavaria right.
Legend: MAXIMILIAN II KOENIG V. BAYERN
Exergue: C.VOIGT (engraver´s name)
Reverse: Crowned Bavarian shield, supported by two crowned roarling lions with double tails.
Legend: ZWEI GULDEN - 1855
Reference: KM-828.
Mint Place: Munich
Weight: 21.08 gram of Silver (.900)
Diameter: 36 mm
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Bavarian gulden
The Gulden was the currency of Bavaria until 1873. Between 1754 and 1837 it was a unit of account, worth 5⁄12 of a Conventionsthaler, used to denominate banknotes but not issued as a coin. The Gulden was worth 50 Conventionskreuzer or 60 Kreuzer Landmünze.
The first Gulden coins were issued in 1837, when Bavaria entered into the South German Monetary Union, setting the Gulden equal to four sevenths of a Prussian Thaler. The Gulden was subdivided into 60 Kreuzer. In 1857, the Gulden was set equal to four sevenths of a Vereinsthaler.
The Gulden was replaced by the Mark at a rate of 1 Mark = 35 Kreuzer.
Maximilian II of Bavaria
Maximilian II (28 November 1811 – 10 March 1864) was king of Bavaria from 1848 until 1864. He was son of Ludwig I and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.