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4 Mariengroschen - George I
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover |
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| Year | 1720-1727 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORG : D :G :M :BRIT : FR : & HLB : REX. F. D |
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| Edge | Plain |
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George I spent the bulk of his post-1714 reign in London as King of Great Britain, leaving the administration of his German territories largely to ministers in Hanover. The Calenberg-Hannover coinage continued uninterrupted under his name, with the 4 Mariengroschen serving the everyday commercial needs of a principality he rarely visited after his accession to the British throne.
The Mariengroschen denomination, rooted in the north German silver currency system, had been a workhorse of regional trade since the late medieval period. George I died in 1727 en route to Hanover — one of his periodic returns to the electorate.