M170813a
"MÜNCHNER KINDL" (large beer glass) above "MUNICH" and "GERMANY".
The coat of arms of Munich depicts a young monk. His open right hand is interpreted as either an oath-making gesture or a blessing in the Christian tradition. The book in his left hand either refers to the city's oath book (in accordance with the gesture of his right hand) or to the red-bound municipal law book that has been handed down since 1365. Some 15th-century portrayals already show a child figure instead of the monk. Subsequently, the monk began to lose its serious demeanour, acquiring curly hair and a more youthful-looking face. It has since been nicknamed the Münchner Kindl ("Munich Child"). During the second half of the nineteenth century, local artists supplemented the figure with items such as radishes, pretzels, laurel wreaths, and foaming beer steins.
According to various books and mark tables, these unidentified marks are not those of Brüder Thannhauser or Franz Xaver Thallmaier.
M170813a
"MÜNCHNER KINDL" (large beer glass) above "MUNICH" and "GERMANY".
M170813b
"MÜNCHNER KINDL" (lidded beer stein) above "MUNICH" and "GERMANY".