Coin, billon. Two talers. German States (Bavaria). Obverse: Head, male, left. Inscribed "Ludwig Von Schwanthaler". Reverse: Standing female figure holding wreath aloft, with seated lion left. Legend in honor of Schwanthaler, colossus erected by Ludwig I King of Bavaria, 1825-1848.
Donor:
Newton Henry Neustadter Jr. and Roberta Elliot Neustadter
Collection place:
Bavaria, Germany
Culture or time period:
German
Collector:
Newton Henry Neustadter Jr.
Materials:
Billon
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1854
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)