Hannover 1846-B 5 thaler Fr-1176
This specimen was lot 3660 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1815 KÖNIGREICH HANNOVER Ernst August, 1837-1851. 5 Taler 1846, B. GOLD. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of Hannover, Ernest Augustus, 1837-51, five thaler of 1846, very fine to extremely fine.)"
After the death of William IV of England in 1837, England passed to Victoria and Hannover passed to a cadet branch in the male line. This type was minted 1845-48 and is rather scarce. The gold 2½, five and ten thaler were superseded by the half krone and krone in 1857.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: 6.65 g, 0.896 fine gold, this specimen 6.62 g.
Catalog reference: Divo/S. 107; Fr-1176; Schl. 404, KM 204.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [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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