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1 Thaler - George II
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover |
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| Year | 1730-1748 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Reverse description | The quartered royal arms of Great Britain and Hanover displayed on a shield surmounted by an electoral bonnet, occupying the central field. The four quarters show: England (three passant guardant lions), Scotland (rampant lion), France (three fleurs-de-lis), and Ireland (harp), with the inescutcheon of Hanover at center. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design within a toothed border, incorporating the date 1737: BRVNS ET LVN DVX S R I A TH ET EL 1737. |
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| Reverse lettering | BRVNS ET LVN DVX S R I A TH ET EL 1737 |
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George II ruled Brunswick-Lüneburg while simultaneously serving as King of Great Britain, and the Hanoverian thaler coinage of this period reflects that dual authority in ways the mintmarks alone cannot convey. The Calenberg line had consolidated its position within the broader Welf dynastic structure by the early eighteenth century, and thaler production under George II was driven in part by the financial demands of maintaining standing armies — Hanoverian troops were a exportable commodity, subsidized and deployed across European conflicts throughout the 1730s and 1740s.
The Welter 2547 attribution distinguishes this from the closely related 2548 variant; collectors working this series without Welter in hand frequently conflate the two.