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Bavaria, not to be outdone, followed suit. As it was their last independent coinage, being supeceded by the Reichsmark, they went all out.

In 1871 Prussia was again triumphant. Not only had they beaten France, but the German states were now united under the "guidance" of Prussia. Everyone was ecstatic (at least oficially). Wilhelm again ordered a Thaler struck. This time with more imagination.

In 1866 Prussia defeated Austria in only 7 weeks. To commemorate the victory King Wilhelm order a Thaler struck. It was a simple matter of adding a victory wreath to his portrait, but set a precedent.

The beauty, the variety, and mostly that they come from a time when wars were waged, at least in theory, by gentlemen.

(And the stench of zinc is a lot more bearable)

Or... Jeez, it's all so confusing

Or maybe this

Hi, gang. just found out about y'alll a couple days ago and this is my first post. It's hard to decide which is my favorite, but I guess it's prolly this one, the grandaddy of 'em all.