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1 Krone - William
| Issuer | Brunswick, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1857 |
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| Value | 1 Krone = ⅗ Vereinsthaler = 1⁄50 Metric Pound (48⁄5) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Duke Wilhelm of Brunswick facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and sideburns in a naturalistic style. The legend WILHELM HERZOG Z. BRAUNSCHWEIG U. LUN. curves around the upper periphery, while the mint mark B appears below the truncation at the bottom of the field. The portrait is enclosed within a toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | Within a finely detailed wreath of oak leaves tied at the base with a ribbon bow, the denomination 1 KRONE and date 1857 are inscribed in three lines at the center of the field. The legend * VEREINSMUNZE * arcs along the upper periphery outside the wreath, while 50 EIN PFUND FEIN curves along the lower periphery, stating the fine weight standard of 50 coins to one metric pound. The whole is enclosed within a toothed border. |
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Brunswick struck almost no gold coinage during the 1850s, making this piece anomalous by any measure. William, Duke of Brunswick, ruled under persistent political tension with Prussia, and his mint's gold output from this decade is thin enough that pattern issues like this one — catalogued across Friedberg, Schlumberger, and Divo — blur the line between presentation piece and monetary proposal that never advanced.
The Pn53 designation confirms pattern status. No regular circulation issue in this denomination and metal was produced for 1857.