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Bavaria - 1810

Mariage de Louis, prince héritier de Bavière et de Thérése de Saxe.

Obverse
Obverse:
Dans une couronne de roses et de laurier : LAETITIA PVBLICA.
Exergue:
D
Size:
22 mm.
Reverse
Reverse:
Légende en 8 lignes.

Vern's Comments:

(Beierlein 2619) Or. et arg. 22 mm.

 
   Of more interest than may be obvious at first this little medal celebrates a marriage that is of great interest to beer drinkers everywhere. The three-day public celebrations held in a meadow near Munich proved to be so popular that it has been celebrated ever since under the name of Oktoberfest.
   Ludwig I was the grandfather of the infamous "mad" King Ludwig II, builder of the fairy castle of Neuschwanstein and center of a suicide / homicide that is discussed to this day.
   Ludwig I himself was forced to abdicate in favor of his son during the Revolution of 1848 in part because of his relationship with the adventurer Lola Montez.

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