Gold Ounce Round 2025 Bavarian Thaler, Coin from Germany

Coin	Gold Ounce Round 2025 Bavarian Thaler

Germany is a federation where, unlike in most other countries, the production of coinage is not centralised: five of the sixteen federal states have their own mints, and each of them strikes a quota of the circulating and commemorative coinage of the country.

Additionally, some of these mints - as well as a number of private mints and refineries - also make bullion which is not legal tender and is targeted at investors and not at coin collectors. Some of them have precious metal content of 1 oz (one ounce, equal to 31.1035 grams) of silver - such as this one.

This gold round is part of the first release in the Bavarian Thaler bullion series by the Bavarian Central Mint.

The series was commissioned by the Free State of Bavaria through the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance, and - owing to the fact that it is not a federal issue - is not legal tender. In a nod to the history of the state, these bullion rounds are "denominated" in Thaler - a historical unit of currency which was minted by the state before the introduction of the German Imperial Mark in 1871.

The obverse displays the full Coat of Arms of Bavaria as introduced in 1946, while the reverse depicts Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein) - a 19th-century palace i the foothills of the Alps in the Swabia region of Bavaria. The building was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria as a secondary residence away from his capital, and was built with his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing rather than using Bavarian public funds. Construction began in 1869 but was never completed. The castle was intended to serve as a private residence for the king but he died in 1886, and it was opened to the public shortly after his death. Since then, it has become a major tourist attraction dues its "fairy tale" style and location.

Mint	Bavarian Central Mint	Mint Mark	Letter D	Mintage	unknown

Obverse

The obverse displays the full Coat of Arms of the Free State of Bavaria, one of the sixteen federal states that form the Federal Republic of Germany.

Supported by two lions, it is a quartered and crowned shield with a smaller shield at centre, as follows:
- in the first quarter (upper left): The Golden Lion which represents the administrative region of Upper Palatinate. It is identical to the coat of arms of the Electorate of the Palatinate.
- in the second quarter, The Franconian Rake which represents the administrative regions of Upper, Middle and Lower Franconia. This was the coat of arms of the prince bishops of Würzburg, who were also dukes of Franconia.
- in the third quarter, The Blue Panther which represents the regions of Lower and Upper Bavaria.
- in the fourth quarter, The Three Lions which represent Swabia.
- at centre, a white and blue "Inescutcheon" (in German, Herzschild = "Heart Shield") which was originally the coat of arms of the counts of Bogen, adopted in 1242 by the House of Wittelsbach. The white and blue fusils are indisputably the emblem of Bavaria and the "heart shield" today symbolizses Bavaria as a whole. Along with the People's Crown, it also forms part of the official minor or lesser coat of arms.
- The People's Crown: the shield is crowned with a golden band with precious stones decorated with five ornamental leaves. This crown appeared in the coat of arms for the first time in 1923 to symbolize the sovereignty of the people after the dropping out of the royal crown.

In small letters above the Coat of Arms, SEIT 1158 (since 1158) - the year when a mint was first established in Munich; around below in the inner circle, 1 OZ AU 999.9 (one troy of 99.99% gold).

Around above, the inscription in German: BAYERISCHES HAUPTMÜZAMT (translated literally: Bavarian Main Mint). Around below, MÜNCHEN (Munich, the capital city of Bavaria where the mint is located).

Obverse Inscription	BAYERISCHES HAUPTMÜZAMT · MÜNCHEN ·

Reverse

The reverse depicts a panoramic view of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. Above the horizon on the right, the D mint mark of the mint.

On two lines above, the (fictional) denomination of 100 BAYERN THALER (ome hundred Bavarian thalers), below which the date 2025.

Around the rim, above: the name of the mint in English, BAVARIAN STATE MINT; below, NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE.

Reverse Inscription	100 BAYERN THALER 2025 · NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE ·

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes

Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: in capsule, and optional box.

The series was announced in March 2025, with only silver available immediately, and gold to follow in the third quarter of the year.

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Country	Germany
Coin Type	Gold Ounce (1 oz), Private Bullion
Issued	2025
Mintage	unknown
Material	0.9999 Gold
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Mass	31.1030 g
OCC ID	WMRA-EQPC-KMLW-OYPL

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	100 Bavarian Thalers Copyright: Bavarian Central Mint Source
	100 Bavarian Thalers Copyright: Bavarian Central Mint Source

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