Georg III - 1 Pfennig 1794, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover

Country: Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover (German States) 
Duke George III (Georg III) (1760-1820)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1794 (1761-1806) 
Value: 1 Pfennig (1⁄288)
Currency: Thaler 
Composition: Copper
Weight: 2.9 g.
Diameter: 20 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Grade: F/VG
Mintage: 2% 
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
Reference: KM# 360.1, Schön DM# 312

Obverse:
Crowned monogram. Mintmaster's initials below.

Lettering: 
GR
PLM

Engraver: Philipp Ludwig Magius.

Reverse:
5-line inscription with denomination and date.

Lettering:
    I 
PFENN
SCHEIDE
MUNTZ
1794

Edge:
Smooth.

Mint:
Clausthal, modern-day Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany.

Comments:
The Principality of Calenberg was a dynastic division of the Welf duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg established in 1432. Calenberg was ruled by the House of Hanover from 1635 onwards; the princes received the ninth electoral dignity of the Holy Roman Empire in 1692. Their territory became the nucleus of the Electorate of Hanover, ruled in personal union with the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1714 onwards. The principality received its name from Calenberg Castle, a residence of the Brunswick dukes.

Référence : KM# 360.1, Schön DM# 312

Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3...

Collection : German States coins