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.
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.