⅙ Thaler - George II
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Features
| Issuer |
Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Duke |
George II (Georg II) (1727-1760)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1727 |
| Value | ⅙ Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.17 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Issued | 1727 |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 538351 |
| References | Welter# 2608 Gerhard Welter. Die Münzen der Welfen seit Heinrich dem Löwen. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Left-facing laureate portrait of George II, initials C.P.S. beneath.
Lettering: GEOR II D G M BR F & H REX F D
Unabridged legend: Georgius II Dei gratia Magnae Brittanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rex, fidei defensor
Translation: George the second by God's grace, of Great Britain, France and Ireland King, defender of the faith
Reverse
Four arms of the King in crowned shields. Clockwise from top: England-Scotland, France, Ireland and Brunswick-Lüneburg-Hannover. In the centre the denomination 1/6 [thaler] surrounded by the letters "FE IN SI LB", i.e., Feinsilber (pure silver). Top crown splits date.
Lettering: BR & L DUX S R I A T & EL
Unabridged legend: Brunswicensis et Luneburgensis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archethesaurius et Elector
Translation: Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, archtreasurer and elector of the Holy Roman Empire
Edge
Reeded.
Mint
Clausthal, modern-day Clausthal-Zellerfeld, GermanyMark
| CPS | Christian Philipp Spangenberg, Mint Master, Clausthal (1725-1753) |
Comments
Only struck in 1727.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| 1727 | CPS | Welter# 2608Gerhard Welter. Die Münzen der Welfen seit Heinrich dem Löwen. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany (3 volumes). |
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