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2 Mariengroschen - George I
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover |
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| Year | 1706-1708 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the denomination numeral 'II' above the three-line inscription 'MARIEN / GROS: / FEIN.S.' with the mintmaster initials 'H·B' in the lower field, all within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding Latin legend reads 'GEORG·LVD·D·G·D·BR·ET·LVN·S·R·I·EL·' identifying George Louis (later George I of Great Britain) as Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg and Arch-Treasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. Stars serve as legend dividers, and the coin exhibits a milled edge with fine reeding. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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George I ruled Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover as Elector while simultaneously pressing his claim to the British throne under the Act of Settlement 1701. These small silver pieces were struck during precisely the years his court was managing both the administration of a German electorate and the diplomatic maneuvering that would land him in London in 1714. The Mariengroschen denomination — named for the Virgin Mary and long established in Lower Saxon coinage — continued under his authority largely unchanged from earlier electoral issues.
KM#52 spans a three-year window that ends just six years before his accession as George I of Great Britain.