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1 Ducat - George Louis
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover |
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| Year | 1715-1716 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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George Louis had been Elector of Hanover for over a decade when Parliament's Act of Settlement brought him to the British throne in August 1714 as George I — the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain. These ducats, struck across 1715 and 1716, fall precisely in the window when he held both titles simultaneously, a dynastic union that would keep Hanover and Britain in personal union for over a century.
The Welter reference places this among a tightly documented series for the electorate. Fr#585 confirms the .986 fine gold standard consistent with the Dutch ducat specification that German states widely adopted for trade credibility.