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| − | The mythical creature on the obverse is a wild man of the forest. Elector Georg Ludwig (1698-1727) became king George I of England in 1714. This type was struck 1701-11; 24 mariengroschen = 2/3 thaler. Hannover struck this denomination until 1789. The Brunswick coinages are among the most complicated series of [[Germany|German]] states issues outside of Saxony. The SCWC lists coins for Brunswick-Blankenburg, Brunswick-Lüneberg-Calenberg-Hannover, Brunswick-Lüneberg-Celle and Brunswick- | + | The mythical creature on the obverse is a wild man of the forest. Elector Georg Ludwig (1698-1727) became king George I of England in 1714. This type was struck 1701-11; 24 mariengroschen = 2/3 thaler. Hannover struck this denomination until 1789. The Brunswick coinages are among the most complicated series of [[Germany|German]] states issues outside of Saxony. The SCWC lists coins for Brunswick-Blankenburg, Brunswick-Lüneberg-Calenberg-Hannover, Brunswick-Lüneberg-Celle and Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Hannover was the most important and eventually absorbed the others before itself being annexed by Prussia in 1866. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but fairly common. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but fairly common. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 16 September 2025
The mythical creature on the obverse is a wild man of the forest. Elector Georg Ludwig (1698-1727) became king George I of England in 1714. This type was struck 1701-11; 24 mariengroschen = 2/3 thaler. Hannover struck this denomination until 1789. The Brunswick coinages are among the most complicated series of German states issues outside of Saxony. The SCWC lists coins for Brunswick-Blankenburg, Brunswick-Lüneberg-Calenberg-Hannover, Brunswick-Lüneberg-Celle and Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Hannover was the most important and eventually absorbed the others before itself being annexed by Prussia in 1866.
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Welter 2158, Dav-423, KM 15.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
Link to:
- 1700 thaler
- 1706 24 mariengroschen
- Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1707 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
- 1707 "St. Andrew" thaler
- 1707-RB thaler, wild man reverse
- 1708 24 mariengroschen
- 1711-HB ⅔ thaler, leaping stallion, blank central escutcheon
- Coins and currency dated 1707
- return to German States, Brunswick-Luneburg