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1 Pfennig - George V
| Issuer | Hannover, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1852 |
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| Weight | 2.6 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the elaborately interlaced royal cypher of King George V of Hannover, composed of the letters G and R intertwined in a decorative foliate monogram with scrollwork flourishes. The Roman numeral V appears below the cypher, identifying the monarch as George the Fifth. Surmounting the cypher is a finely detailed royal crown with arched bands and jewelled rim. The overall design is unlettered, relying entirely on the crowned monogram as the symbol of royal authority. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Hannover's coinage in the early 1850s was caught between two worlds: the kingdom retained its own currency and minting apparatus despite pressure from the German customs union, the Zollverein, to harmonize monetary systems across the German states. Hannover would not join the Zollverein until 1854, making this 1852 issue one of the last struck in deliberate monetary independence. George V, who had been blind since age 14 following a childhood eye injury, came to the throne in 1851 — this pfennig dates to just his second year of reign.