Hannover 1837-B 2-1/2 thaler Fr-1168
This specimen was lot 3659 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €750 (about US$969 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1815 KÖNIGREICH HANNOVER Wilhelm IV. 1830-1837. 2 1/2 Taler 1837, B. GOLD. Sehr schön. (kingdom of Hannover, William IV, 1830-37, 2½ thalers of 1837, very fine.)"
King Wilhelm IV (1830-37) is better known as William IV of England. After his death in 1837, England passed to Victoria and Hannover passed to a cadet branch in the male line. This type was minted 1836-37 and is rather scarce tho more available than any other Hanoverian 2½ thaler. The gold 2½, five and ten thaler were superseded by the half krone and krone in 1857. Hannover was annexed to Prussia in 1866, ending the coinage.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.32 g, 0.896 fine gold, this specimen 3.28 g.
Catalog reference: Divo/S. 99; Fr-1168; Schl. 390, KM 152a.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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