Commemorative issue struck at the Munich mint in 1842 to celebrate the marriage of the heir to the throne, later King Maximilian II, with Princess Maria of Prussia.
One of the most beautiful and iconic Bavarian commemorative issues in the form of a double taler.
Plenty of mint bloom.
Light surface hairliness.
Obverse: bust of the ruler, to right, signature below G. VOIGT
LUDWIG I KŒNIG VON BAYERN
Reverse: bust of Prince Maximilian and Princess Maria Fryderyka, right, below VERM D 12 OCTB 1842
MAXIMILIAN KRONPR V BAYERN U MARIE K PRINZ V PREUSS
Diameter 38 mm, weight 36.88 g
