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1⁄12 Thaler - George IV
| Issuer | Brunswick Mint |
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| Year | 1821-1823 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the denomination expressed in three lines of bold Gothic-influenced lettering reading '12 / EINEN / THALER', flanked on either side by decorative rosette or six-pointed star ornaments. Below the denomination appears the date (e.g. 1821) flanked by small ornaments, and beneath that the mintmaster's initials 'C.v.C.' The entire central composition is enclosed within a plain inner circle, with the fineness and convention legend 'CLX EINE FEINE MARK CONVENT·M·' arranged around the outer border. |
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| Mint | Brunswick Mint |
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George IV's personal union with Hanover — and by extension Brunswick — meant British political winds blew directly into German minting decisions. The 1/12 Thaler denomination was a workhorse of everyday commerce in the north German states, a fractional unit that outlasted numerous monetary reforms simply because the regional market demanded it.
KM#1092 spans only three years before Hanoverian coinage consolidated under revised weight standards in the mid-1820s.