50 Gulden
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Bavaria
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Royal Bavarian State Debt Repayment Commission (Königlich Bayerische Staats-Schuldentilgungs-Commission) |
| King |
Louis II (Ludwig II) (1864-1886)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1866 |
| Value | 50 Gulden |
| Currency | Gulden (1857-1873) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 159 × 107 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Intaglio, Letterpress |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 307719 |
| References | Pick/Rixen# A38 Albert Pick, Jens-Uwe Rixen; 1998. Papiergeld-Spezialkatalog Deutschland: alle deutschen Banknoten inkl. Altdeutschland und Länderbanknoten vom 18. Jahrhundert bis heute (3rd Edition). Battenberg Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. Dietrich O. A. Klose, Franziska Jungmann-Stadler; 2006. Königlich Bayerisches Geld: Zahlungsmittel und Finanzen im Königreich Bayern 1806–1918. Staatliche Münzsammlung München, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Ornamental frame with five medallions. Top left medallion with allegory of music and painting. Top right medallion with allegory of architecture and sculpture. Top middle medallion with two lions holding royal coat of arms of Bavaria on a crowned embroidered shield, depicting a lion representing the Palatinate, sloping lines with a central bar representing Swabia, three peaks for Franconia, a blue lion for the Counts of Veldenz, and an inner escutcheon with lozenges for Bavaria. In lower left and right medallions, allegorical heads of Bavaria. At the bottom, a rosette with value.
Scripts: Latin, Latin (Fraktur blackletter)
Lettering:
FUENFZIG 50
GULDEN
Fünfzig Gulden
SÜDDEUTSCHER WÄHRUNG
gemäẞ dem Geſetye vom 4. September 1866.
Verſichert auf die Kgl. Baÿer. Staatsfonds und vollgültig bei allen Zahlungen.
MÜNCHEN, am 5. September 1866.
Kgl. Baÿer. Staats-Schuldentilgungs - Comission.
DER VORSTAND:
Die Landtagscomissäre:
50
Reverse
Allegorical bust of Bavaria wearing fur and holding oak wreath above her head on a dark etched background in oval medallion. Two rectangular medallions with rounded corners: to the left, allegorical figures of the Danube and Isar; to the right allegorical figures of the Rhine and Main. Four cartouches in the four corners with the value.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
50
FUENFZIG
GULD
K B
Printer
Carl Naumann's Print Shop (Carl Naumann's Druckerei), Frankfurt am Main, Prussia (1821-1926)Comments
In contrast to other German states, Bavaria did not issue any state paper money to clean up debts. The state paper money of 1866 is an exception. The Bavarian state decided to issue state paper money to finance the construction of the railway and the war against Prussia. The Bavarian state government was authorized by the law of 4 September 1866 to issue non-interest-bearing cash orders. Under the supervision of the state parliament, the royal government debt repayment commission issued pieces of two, five and fifty guilders. These cash orders were considered legal tender and had to be accepted by the state for payments. Upon request, they had to be exchanged for silver coins. After the establishment of the German Reich, the state paper money was withdrawn again as part of the currency reform.
Example of this type:
HVB Foundation Banknote Collection #DE-BY-S153
Example of this type:
HVB Foundation Banknote Collection #DE-BY-S153
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1866-Sep-04 | |||||||||||||||
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