View source for Bavaria 1844 ducat Fr-271

[[Image:Bavaria 1844 ducat S18-1260q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 1260]]

This specimen was lot 1260 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 1,700 (about US$2,240 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Dukat 1844. München Gutes vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of Bavaria, ducat of 1844, Munich mint, good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Two types of ducat were issued in the 1840's; this type, with a conventional coat of arms on the reverse, and KM 433, with a city view and the legend "EX AURO RHENI" (from Rhenish gold). Both are scarce. One of the results of unification was the termination of separate coinages for each of the independent states, including Bavaria. No ducats were struck after 1863. Bavaria issued coins using the united empire standard in the denominations of 2, 5, 10 and 20 mark during 1871-1918 when the empire collapsed at the end of World War One. King Ludwig I ruled 1825-48.

''Recorded mintage:'' 4,259.

''Specification:'' 3.49 g, .937 fine gold, .105 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.48 g.

''Catalog reference:'' D.S. 25. Schl. 96. Fr-271. KM 808 (formerly KM 448). 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[Bavaria 1840 ducat Fr-271|1840 ducat, arms reverse]]
* [[Bavaria 1842 ducat Fr-276|1842 ducat, Rhine river gold]]
* [[Bavaria 1844 2 thaler Dav-591|1844 double thaler, Feldherrnhalle]]
* [[Bavaria 1846 ducat Fr-276|1846 "Rhine gold" ducat]]
* [[Bavaria 1848 ducat Fr-271|1848 ducat, arms reverse]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1844]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Bavaria|Bavaria]]

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