1 Thaler - George II Death of Caroline

Features

Issuer	Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover (German States)
Duke	George II (Georg II) (1727-1760)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1737
Value	1 Thaler
Currency	Thaler
Composition	Silver
Weight	26.22 g
Diameter	41.5 mm
Shape	Round
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 422900
References	Welter# 2665 Gerhard Welter. Die Münzen der Welfen seit Heinrich dem Löwen. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany (3 volumes). , KM# 257 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Dav GT II# 2096 John Stewart Davenport. German Talers 1700-1800 (3 volumes). , Maué/Fisch# 3.368 Dieter Fischer, Hermann Maué; 2000. Die Medaillen der Hohenzollern in Franken = The Hohenzollern Medals in Franconia. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany. , MI II# 4364 Edward Hawkins, Augustus W. Franks, Herbert Appold Grueber; 1885. Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II / Volume II. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.

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Commemorative issue

Death of Wilhelmina Caroline

Obverse

Bust left, four line inscription below with date in Roman numerals at the end, surrounded by legend

Script: Latin

Lettering:
✶WILHELMINA CAROLINA IO.FRID.MARCH.BRAND.FILA.GEORGII SECUNDI.M.BRIT.FR. ET.H.R.EL.BR.ET.L.CONIUX
NAT.ONOLDII.MAR.MDCLXXXIII
NVPT.HANNOV.II.SEPT.MDCCV
CAELO RECEPT.LOND.
XX.NOV./I.DEC. MDCCXXXVII.

Reverse

18 line inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DIVAE
CAROLINAE
CONIVGIS DESIDERATISSIMAE
ET OPTIME DE SEMERITAE
CONSILIATRICIS ET ADIVTRICIS
VITAE CURARVMQVE SVARVM
FIDELISSIMAE SAPIENTISSIMAE
MEMORIAM INDELEBILIBVS LITTERIS
ANIMO SVO IMPRESSAM
QVAM IPSA VIRTVTIBVS ET FACTIS SVIS
IMORTALITATI COMMENDAVIT
HOC ETIAM NVMMO PROSECVTVS
LIBERIS CIVIBUS POSTERIS SVIS
SACRO SANCTAM ESSE IVBET
FELICISSIMVS IPSA DVM VIVERET
NVNC POSTQVAM DECESSIT
SEMPER LVGENS MARITVS
GEORGIVS.II.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1737

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Leipziger Münzhandlung Auction 101 Lot 1702	4 May 2023		USD 8558.44 (EUR 7400.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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