GERMAN STATES. Bavaria. Ludwig I. 1825-1848. AR 2 thaler. 36.68 gm. 38 mm. 1841. His head right / Statue of Jean Paul Friedrich Richter. KM 810 (429). Dav. 586. Fine; richly toned.

Jean Paul (Johann Paul Friedrich Richter) was a well-known writer of humorous novels and stories. The monument depicted here can be seen in Bayreuth where it was erected in 1841, 16 years after his death.