GERMAN STATES. Bavaria. Ludwig I. 1825-1848. AR taler. 27.98 gm. 38 mm. Monument to King Otto leaving his mother. 1835. His head right / Monument. AKS 134. KM 778. Dav. 575. Extremely Fine; light hairlines; iridescence in legends.

Ex Künker (tag, €375).

Elected King of Greece at 16, King Otto left Bavaria and arrived in Greece in 1832 without speaking any Greek. The reverse of this piece depicts a monument to his separation from his mother Queen Therese "erected by Bavarian women."