102890 | GERMANY. Bavaria. Golden Wedding cast bronze Medal.

102890  |  GERMANY. Bavaria. Golden Wedding cast bronze Medal. Issued 1918 for the 50th anniversary of Ludwig III and Marie Therese (75mm, 235.10 g, 12h). By L. Gies.

 

The royal couple seated facing within elaborately draped Gothic portico; two wreath bearers in foreground, with countless attendants around // S. M. König Ludwig III. u. I. M. Königin M. Theresia / zur gold. hochzeit der Münchener / Altertums–Verein 20. II, oak tree with crown around midsection; at base, shield with crowned leonine supporters. Edge: Plain.

 

Choice Mint State. Deep black surfaces, with great relief on the obverse; excellent condition for the type.

 

Ludwig III served as the final king of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 until the dissolution of the German Empire following World War I. While his position among the Bavarians became frayed by the end, it did not prevent him from a monumental celebration for him and his wife, Marie Therese, on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary on 20 February 1918. Here, Gies presents the intense pageantry, all in an extremely thick and tactile format.

 

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