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1 Pfennig - George V
| Issuer | Hannover, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1858-1864 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig (1⁄300) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the elaborately interlaced royal cypher 'GR' (Georgius Rex) rendered in ornate cursive script, surmounted by a detailed royal crown with arched bands and cross finial. The numeral 'V' appears in the lower field beneath the monogram, denoting Georg V as the fifth of that name. Decorative foliate scroll flourishes flank the base of the monogram on either side. The design is unlettered, with a raised rim encircling the field. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral '1' is prominently displayed at the top of the field, with 'PFENNIG' in bold serif capital letters below it across the centre. The mint year appears in the middle of the field, with the mint mark 'B' (for the Hannover Mint at Hannover) positioned immediately beneath the date. The curved legend 'SCHEIDEMÜNZE' (meaning token or small change coinage) runs along the lower arc of the field. A raised rim borders the entire reverse. |
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Hannover's copper pfennig coinage of this period was a holdover from the pre-Zollverein monetary patchwork that still plagued the German states well into the 1860s. George V, blind from the age of fourteen following a childhood accident, ruled a kingdom that would cease to exist entirely in 1866 when Prussia annexed Hannover outright after the Austro-Prussian War — making this among the final pfennig issues of an independent Hanoverian state. Production ended abruptly with annexation, and the entire series was superseded by Prussian coinage within months.