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1/4 Ducat - George II
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover |
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| Year | 1730 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | GR S |
| Reverse description | The Hanoverian horse, symbol of the House of Welf, depicted in dynamic left-facing leap above a grassy groundline, rendered with detailed musculature and flowing mane. The circular legend NEC ASPERA TERRENT ('Nor do difficulties deter') frames the central device along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering. The date 1730 is inscribed in the exergue below the groundline, completing the reverse design. |
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George II issued coinage for Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover continuously from 1727, the year he acceded to the British throne, creating an unusual dual-sovereignty situation in which the same ruler's portrait appeared on both English sterling and a fragmented array of north German denominational types. The quarter ducat, struck at roughly 0.87g, occupied the lowest practical threshold of gold coinage — useful for small transactions but expensive to produce relative to face value, which partly explains the thin survival rate for these minor gold fractions.