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Issuing authority

Kingdom of Hanover

Kind
kingdom
Region
Central Europe, Europe
Recorded period
1814 – 1866

Annexed by Prussia in 1866.

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

Published entries

9

Individual types and documented families

With photographs

100%

9 with a credited real-object photo

Dated span

1815 – 1863

9 entries with their own date

Verified or well documented

0

Highest two confidence levels

Sorted by date, earliest first.

Kingdom of Hanover, George III, 5 Thaler, 1815

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Kingdom of Hanover, George III, 5 Thaler, 1815

1815

Gold coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms encircled by the Garter of the Order of the Garter. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which the date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0578; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking)…

Documented

Partial type record

3 Mariengroschen from the Kingdom of Hanover of George III, 1817

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

3 Mariengroschen from the Kingdom of Hanover of George III, 1817

1817

Silver coin. Obverse: prancing horse facing left on ground. Below it letters C, H and H. Reverse: value indication in three lines, below which the year. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0578A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking)…

Documented

Partial type record

Kingdom of Hanover, Ernest Augustus, taler, 1845 A

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Kingdom of Hanover, Ernest Augustus, taler, 1845 A

1845

Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Below it, the letter A. Reverse: crowned, decorated composite coat of arms. Value indication in circumscription with the date below. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0589A; its record gives material recorded as silver (meta…

Documented

Partial type record

Coat of Arms issue, Kingdom of Hanover, 1850

Jacquesverlaeken, via Wikimedia Commons

stamps

Coat of Arms issue, Kingdom of Hanover, 1850

1850

The Coat of Arms issue is a single postage stamp released by the Kingdom of Hanover on 1 December 1850. The StampWorld catalogue lists 1 stamp in the issue (StampWorld number 1). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1Ggr black. Catalogue notes on individual values: 1Ggr: (Bluish paper). Sheet size: 120. Pe…

Documented

Partial type record

Kingdom of Hanover, Georg V, taler, 1852 B

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Kingdom of Hanover, Georg V, taler, 1852 B

1852

Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing left. Below it letter B. Reverse: crowned decorated composite coat of arms. Value indication in legend with year at the bottom. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0599A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); techniqu…

Documented

Partial type record

Coach Horn issue, Kingdom of Hanover, 1860

Jacquesverlaeken, via Wikimedia Commons

stamps

Coach Horn issue, Kingdom of Hanover, 1860

1860

The Coach Horn issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by the Kingdom of Hanover on 1 April 1860. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 18, 18A), printed in 2 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: ½Gr black; ½Gr black. Catalogue notes on individual values: ½G…

Documented

Partial type record

Kingdom of Hanover, Georg V, 2 Pfennige, 1860 B

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Kingdom of Hanover, Georg V, 2 Pfennige, 1860 B

1860

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned monogram, below which Roman numeral V. Reverse: value designation in two lines, below which date. Below that, letter B. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0608; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); m…

Documented

Partial type record

Pfennig from the Kingdom of Hanover of George V, 1861

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Pfennig from the Kingdom of Hanover of George V, 1861

1861

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned monogram, below which Roman numeral V. Reverse: indication of value in two lines, below which the year. Below that, letter B. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0610; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworkin…

Documented

Partial type record

½ groschen from the Kingdom of Hanover of George V, 1863

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

½ groschen from the Kingdom of Hanover of George V, 1863

1863

Silver coin. Obverse: horse prancing to the left on ground. Below it, the letter S. Reverse: denomination indication in two lines, below which is the year. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0613; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworki…

Documented

Partial type record

Entries by catalogue category

  • Modern World Coins7
  • Postage Stamps2

Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.

Materials recorded in the physical descriptions

  • Silver4
  • Copper2
  • Gold1

An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.

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