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1 Thaler - George I Louis
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover |
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| Year | 1717 |
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| Weight | 29.26 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of George I Louis facing right, wearing a long flowing wig with elaborate curls cascading over the shoulders, rendered in high relief with fine baroque detail. The effigy is armored at the shoulder with a mantle partially visible beneath the bust. The engraver's initials H·C·B· appear below the bust truncation. The circumferential Latin legend reads GEORGIVS D G MAG BRIT FR ET HIB REX F D, separated by pellets, within a beaded inner border and a milled outer rim. |
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| Reverse description | Four crowned heraldic shields arranged in cruciform, each separated by a crown at the angles, with a central sun-burst medallion bearing a small cross at its center. The upper shield displays the quartered arms of England and Scotland; the left shield bears the arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg; the right shield displays the fleurs-de-lis of France; and the lower shield bears the Irish harp. The date 1717 is divided across the upper portion of the legend, which reads BR ET LVN D S R I TH ET EL, all within a beaded inner border and milled outer rim. |
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| Mintage | 1717 |
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