Hannover 1845-B 5 thaler Fr-1176
This specimen was lot 2416 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$3,027 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, AB 1815 KÖNIGREICH HANNOVER Ernst August, 1837-1851. 5 Taler 1845 B. GOLD. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Hannover, Ernest Augustus, 1837-51, five thalers of 1845. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
The kingdom of Hannover was the old duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg prior to the Napoleonic invasions. It was separated from the British crown on William's death and absorbed by Prussia in 1866. This type was struck 1845-48 along with a gold 2½ thaler (Fr-1178) and ten thaler (Fr-1175).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.65 g, 0.896 fine gold, this specimen 6,65 g.
Catalog reference: KM 204, Divo/S. 107; Fr-1176; Schl. 403.
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- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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