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1 Thaler - William IV
| Issuer | Hannover, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1834 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The quartered royal arms of Hannover, combining the heraldic devices of Great Britain and Hanover, displayed on an ornate shield surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is encircled by a wreath composed of oak and laurel branches tied at the base with a decorative bow, flanked by additional foliate ornaments. The circular legend surrounding the design indicates the denomination and fineness, with the date 1834 divided and appearing in the lower field beneath the shield. A beaded inner border frames the entire composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | EIN THALER. XIV. EINE F. M. 18 34 |
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William IV's accession to the British throne in 1830 simultaneously made him King of Hanover, but the arrangement was already living on borrowed time. Salic law barred women from the Hanoverian succession, meaning the personal union with Britain would end the moment a queen took the throne. This coin was struck four years before that rupture — Victoria's accession in 1837 severed the two crowns after 123 years of shared monarchy, and Hanover passed to William's brother Ernest Augustus.
The .750 fineness was below the standard of contemporary Prussian and Austrian thalers, a reflection of ongoing German states' resistance to monetary harmonization ahead of the Zollverein currency negotiations.