III. Louis was a royal prince of Bavaria who served as regent of Bavaria from 1912 to 1913 and was the last ruler of the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1913 to 1918. He was born in Munich in 1845, his father was Luitpold, royal prince of Bavaria, while his mother was Archduchess Augusta Ferdinanda of Habsburg-Tuscany. Louis studied law and economics at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich. At the age of 18, he automatically became a member of the Bavarian legislature, and then also participated in the Prussian-Austrian war. He was the last ruler of the Kingdom of Bavaria before he was forced to abdicate due to the Munich revolution, ending the 738-year rule of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Bavaria. His escape began after his resignation, on November 7, 1918, when he left the Residenz in Munich. In February 1919, Prime Minister Eisner was the victim of an assassination attempt, and Lajos was right to fear that he would be the next victim, so he fled to Austria, later to Liechtenstein and then to Switzerland. He returned home to Munich in April 1920 and lived in the Wildenwart castle until September 1921. Later, he visited his wife's estate in Sárvár, where he died on October 18, 1921. From that time until the nationalization, her fifth child, Franz, Royal Prince of Bavaria, became the owner of the Wittelsbach estates in Sárvár. Habsburg-Estei Mária with Archduchess Thereza Henrietta (1849–1919), daughter of Archduke Viktor Ferdinand Károly, on February 20, 1868 in the St. Augustine Church in Vienna ( Augustinerkirche) married autumn. 13 children were born from the happy marriage.

III. King Louis of Bavaria ascended the throne in 1912, but ruled as regent from 1910. Both Germany and Bavaria suffered the devastation of the First World War, which had a significant impact on coinage. Gold coins were minted until the outbreak of the war, but during the war, the gold reserves were depleted by war expenditures. to cover. From 1915, the minting of gold coins ceased. The minting of silver coins continued during the war, but their silver content decreased. Post-war inflation further worsened the value of silver coins. During the war, iron coupons were also minted to replace the missing change. Iron coupons were made of a worthless metal alloy and were only used as temporary currency. During the war, the issue of paper money also increased significantly. Due to post-war inflation, the value of paper money decreased drastically. III. Many commemorative coins were minted during Louis's reign. These coins typically commemorated historical events, royal visits or other notable occasions. III. The coinage of Louis reflects the chaotic economic and political conditions of the German States in Bavaria during the First World War. The cessation of minting of gold and silver coins and the increase in the issue of iron coupons and paper money show the devastating effects of the war. However, minting commemorative coins continued to play an important role in preserving Bavarian identity and culture.