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10 Thalers - Ernest August
| Issuer | Hannover, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1844-1848 |
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| Composition | Gold (.986) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ERNST AUGUST V.G.G. KOENIG V. HANNOVER B |
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Ernest August came to the Hanoverian throne in 1837 under immediate controversy — his first act was to dissolve the liberal constitution of 1833, triggering a constitutional crisis that drew condemnation across Europe and prompted the famous protest of the Göttingen Seven, a group of professors that included the Brothers Grimm. His coinage was produced throughout a reign defined by that reactionary posture.
The .986 fineness is notably high, consistent with Hanoverian gold standards that predated the later German monetary consolidations. Ernest August died in November 1851; this type ceased production several years before his death, with 1848 an apt closing year given what was consuming the German states by then.