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2 Mariengroschen - George II William
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle |
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| Year | 1687-1703 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a four-line central inscription within the field, reading 'F • BR : L • LANDTMUNTZ / II MARIEN / GROS :', denoting the Fürstentum Braunschweig-Lüneburg territorial land currency and its denomination. Mintmaster's initials flank the lower portion of the inscription as authentication marks. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central text, following the format standard to north German Mariengroschen issues of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The mintmaster's initials 'JJ • J •' are appended to the legend. The overall layout adheres closely to established conventions for Celle mint coinage of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle was absorbed into the Electorate of Hanover upon George William's death in 1705, ending centuries of fragmented Welf territorial division that had seen the duchy repeatedly subdivided among heirs. This coin circulated during the final decades of Celle's existence as a distinct issuing authority — the last gasp of a branch line that had no legitimate male successor, a dynastic failure George William himself engineered by refusing to marry his mistress Éléonore d'Olbreuse in the church for years, leaving their daughter Sophia Dorothea technically illegitimate until a belated legitimization.