5 Mark Kingdom of Bavaria (1806 - 1918) Silver Otto of Bavaria (1 ...

German Empire, Bavaria, Otto. Large Silver 5 Mark Crown.

Mint Year: 1903
Reference: KM-915.
Denomination: 5 Mark
Mint Place: Munich (D)

Weight: 27.65gm
Diameter: 38mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Head of King Otto of Bavaria left. Mint initial (D) below.
Legend: OTTO KOENIG VON BAYERN

Reverse:
Crown of the German Empire above crowned Imperiag German Eagle with shield at chest and star order.
Legend: DEUTSCHES REICH 1903 * FÜNF MARK *

The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806–1918. Elector Maximilian I Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom’s dissolution in 1918. Most of Bavaria’s modern-day borders were established after 1814 with the Treaty of Paris, in which Bavaria ceded Tyrol and Vorarlberg to the Austrian Empire while receiving Aschaffenburg and parts of Hesse-Darmstadt. As a state within the German Empire, the kingdom was second in size only to the Kingdom of Prussia. Since the unification of Germany in 1871, Bavaria has remained part of Germany to the present day.

Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar von Wittelsbach; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916), was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. He was the son of Maximilian II and his wife, Marie of Prussia, and younger brother of Ludwig II. King Otto of Bavaria is not to be confused with King Otto of Greece, who was his uncle and godfather.

Prince Otto served in the Bavarian army from 1863. When King Wilhelm I of Prussia was proclaimed German Emperor on 18 January 1871 at the Palace of Versailles, Prince Otto represented his brother who refused to participate. Otto then criticized the celebration as ostentatious and heartless in a letter to Ludwig.

It is claimed Otto suffered from severe mental illness. He was declared insane in 1875. The cause of his illness has not been revealed. He was kept confined in Fürstenried Palace under medical supervision from 1875 until his death.

Otto became King of Bavaria upon his older brother’s deposition and unexplained death in 1886. However, Otto never truly ruled as King and was by some accounts not even aware that he had become King. Otto’s uncle, Prince Luitpold, served as Prince Regent for Otto until Luitpold’s death. Luitpold’s son Ludwig then became the next Prince Regent.

The constitution of Bavaria was amended on 4 November 1913, to include a clause specifying that if a regency for reasons of incapacity lasted for ten years with no expectation that the King would ever be able to reign, the Regent could proclaim the end of the regency and assume the crown himself.

The following day, Otto was deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who then assumed the title Ludwig III. The parliament assented on 6 November, and Ludwig III took the constitutional oath on 8 November. Otto was permitted to retain his title and honours until his death in 1916. In this time Bavaria had “two kings”.

Otto’s remains were interred in the crypt of the Michaelskirche in Munich. Bavarian tradition called for the heart of the king to be placed in a silver urn and sent to the Gnadenkapelle (Chapel of the Miraculous Image) in Altötting, beside those of his brother, father and grandfather.

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CoinWorldTV 1898, Kingdom of Bavaria/Germany (Empire), Otto I. Large Silver 5 Mark Coin. aXF- Mint Year: 1895 Reference: KM-915. Denomination: 5 Mark Mint Place: Munich (D) Condition: Numerous circulation-marks and scratches, otherwise about XF! Weight: 27.69gm Diameter: 38mm M ...

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Bayern. Otto 1886-1913. 5 Mark 1913 D. Jaeger 46.Winzige Kratzer, vorzüglich +

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Bayern. Otto 1886-1913. 5 Mark 1908 D. Jaeger 46.Winzige Kratzer, vorzüglich +

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CoinWorldTV 1904, Germany (Empire), Bavaria, Otto I. Large Silver 5 Mark Coin. VF-aXF! Mint Year: 1904 Reference: KM-915. Denomination: 5 Mark Mint Place: Munich (D) Condition: Numerous contact-marks and small scratches in obverse, otherwise a nice VF/aXF! Weight: 27.65gm Diameter: ...

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CoinWorldTV 1907, Germany (Empire), Bavaria, Otto I. Large Silver 5 Mark Coin. VF/aXF! Mint Year: 1907 Reference: KM-915. Denomination: 5 Mark Mint Place: Munich (D) Condition: Numerous contact-marks and a few scratches in obverse, otherwise a nice VF/aXF! Weight: 27.73gm Diameter: ...

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Bayern. Otto 1886-1913. 5 Mark 1906 D. Jaeger 46. Winzige Kratzer, vorzüglich +

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