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1/2 Ducat - William II and Frederick William Edergold
| Issuer | Hesse-Cassel |
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| Year | 1835 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#595, Fr#1297, Schütz IV#2409, Schlum#480.1, Divo/S#133 |
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| Obverse lettering | ACTIEN- GOLDWASCHE A.D. EDDER. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This piece was struck in the final year of William II's reign — he died in November 1847, but by 1835 was already largely incapacitated by illness, with his son Frederick William exercising co-regency and effectively directing the electorate's affairs. The dual-authority coinage reflects that awkward constitutional arrangement rather than any ceremonial intent. Hesse-Cassel's gold issues of this period were produced in small quantities relative to the electorate's silver output, making survivors in any condition genuinely scarce.