Hannover 1750-IAS goldgulden Fr-611

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Künker sale 352, lot 1867

This specimen was lot 1867 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFURSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg II. 1727-1760. Goldgulden (2 Taler) 1750, Hannover. GOLD. Winz. Kratzer, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George II, 1727-60, goldgulden or gold double thaler of 1750, Hannover mint. Minor scratches, very fine to extremely fine.)

Georg II. trat im Jahr 1727 mit 44 Jahren die Nachfolge seines Vaters Georg I. als König von Großbritannien und Kurfürst von Hannover an. In seiner 23-jährigen Regierungszeit besuchte er Hannover zwölfmal. In Göttingen gründete er die Georg-August-Universität. Außenpolitisch schlug er sich im Österreichischen Erbfolgekrieg auf die Seite Maria Theresias und führte in der Schlacht von Dettingen als letzter englischer König seine Armee persönlich ins Feld. Im Siebenjährigen Krieg stand er mit Hannover jedoch auf der Seite Preußens. Georg II. starb 1760 in London. Sein Wahlspruch und der seiner Nachfolger war „NEC ASPERA TERRENT“ – auch Schwierigkeiten schrecken nicht. (In 1727, at the age of 44, George II succeeded his father George I as King of Great Britain and Elector of Hannover. During his 23-year reign he visited Hannover twelve times. In Göttingen he founded the Georg August University. In terms of foreign policy, he took the side of Maria Theresa in the War of the Austrian Succession and personally led his army in the battle of Dettingen as the last English king to see combat. In the Seven Years' War, however, he and Hannover sided with Prussia. George II died in London in 1760. His motto and that of his successors was "NEC ASPERA TERRENT" - difficulties are not a problem either.)"

The goldgulden was nominally equal to a ducat but was slightly lighter and lower in purity. This type was struck 1749-54 and was worth two thalers as the reverse states. Quarter, half, two and four goldgulden were also issued.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.25 g, 0.925 fine gold, this specimen 3.22 g.

Catalog reference: KM 301, Fr-611; Welter 2519; Smith 103.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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