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1⁄24 Thaler - William IV
| Issuer | Hannover, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1834-1837 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and date are displayed in four lines across the centre of the coin in large, bold serif lettering reading 24 / EINEN / THALER / followed by the date, with the mint master's initial B positioned below in the exergue. The inscription occupies nearly the entire field with no additional decorative elements, presenting a stark and legible typographic design characteristic of early nineteenth-century German minor coinage. |
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William IV's reign over Hannover was an accident of constitutional geography. When Victoria ascended the British throne in 1837, Hannoverian Salic law barred female succession, severing a personal union with Britain that had persisted since 1714. William IV was the last king to hold both crowns simultaneously, and coins struck under his name in Hannover effectively mark the final years before the two thrones permanently diverged.
The 1/24 Thaler denomination traces to the old Reichsthaler division system, by this period largely vestigial in practical commerce but maintained for accounting continuity.