NEW BOOK: THE MONEY OF BAVARIA

The book "The Money of Bavaria" brings together all Bavarian coin issues and all supra-regional Bavarian paper money issues from the Kingdom to the Free State . In the process, numerous new findings were gained that help to expand the knowledge of modern Bavarian numismatics.

With an introduction by Dr. Richard Loibl from the House of Bavarian History.

The book turned an initially vague idea into reality. From Elector Maximilian IV Joseph, who ascended to the throne in 1806 as the first Bavarian king, through his heir to the throne to the last king of Bavaria, Ludwig III, all Bavarian circulation coins, river gold ducats, and historical and prize thalers are listed, illustrated in color, and described and evaluated in detail, including the variants, samples, patterns and strikes.

A special role is played by the important people who have been honoured since King Ludwig I,newly erected monuments and buildings as well as so-called historical thalers issued on historical occasions, with which the first German commemorative coins were created in Bavaria. The king himself was a passionate numismatist and had a great influence on the choice of themes, design and inscriptions on these coins.

The coin section was prepared by studying the current holdings of the Munich State Coin Collection, from which almost all of the images were newly created, as well as historical and modern specialist literature and sources from specialist retailers. The private designs of the Munich medalist Karl Xaver Goetz for the accession of Ludwig III to the throne in 1913 are also documented in unprecedented detail with variants.

The basis for cataloguing the coins was the "Great German Coin Catalogue" (AKS), to which additions and corrections were necessary. The catalogue numbers of the AKS and the Wittelsbach numbers from the compilation of the Royal Conservatory of the Coin Cabinet from 1901 and from 1871 onwards for Jaeger are given as a concordance.

In the second part of the book, all supra-regional paper money issues in Bavaria are listed, described, illustrated in color and evaluated. It starts with the first Bavarian banknotes from the Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechselbank from 1836.

This is followed by other important paper money issues such as those of the Bavarian Central Bank from the time of the Kingdom and the Free State of Bavaria, but also nationwide emergency issues as state paper money such as those of the Bavarian State Bank from the inflationary period after the First World War. The catalogue of Bavarian paper money is rounded off by the issues of the administrative districts of Swabia and Palatinate as well as the Bavarian branch of the Reich Ministry of Transport, the Munich department of the Reich Ministry of Posts and the General Directorate of the Bavarian Mines, Metallurgy and Salt Works.

The paper money of the 19th century played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and the associated railway construction, which could not have been realized with coin money alone.

The book "The Money of Bavaria" is the first standard and reference work on modern Bavarian numismatics and notaphily from 1800 to the end of Bavarian monetary history in 1925, which had only been partially independent since the unification of the empire in 1871. (in circulation until 1935).

Hans-Ludwig Grabowski:
The money of the Bavarians – coins, banknotes, government paper money and supra-regional emergency money for Bavaria 1800 to 1925

Publisher: Battenberg Verlag
Edition : 1st edition 2025
ISBN: 978-3-86646-256-4
Format: 17 x 24 cm
Illustrations: full-color illustrations throughout
Cover type: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
Price: 24.90 EUR

For more information, or to order, see:
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To read the complete article, see:
Grabowski: Das Geld der Bayer (https://www.geldscheine-online.com/post/grabowski-das-geld-der-bayern)

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