1830 to hanover...What is it???

Smittys

Again I'm not good with the darkside,
Can anyone tell me what this is,
and possible value.
Thanks,
Smitty

satootoko

Ain't Google wonderful?

kuhli

This question was asked a long time ago, and someone gave the following answer, which I have saved to share as needed.

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This is a "To Hanover" token.

While they were used as game counter pieces and may have seen some circulation as tokens,
these were also a political token.

When Queen Anne died in 1714, she did not have an heir to the throne. So a search through
the family tree was made to find the closest suitable heir to the throne. This turned out to be
George Louis great grandson of James I and King of Hanover, a German state. He became
George I of England but retained his title to Hanover as well as did his successors
George II, III. and IV. When George IV died though and the throne passed to Victoria
this caused a problem be cause under Hanoverian law a woman could not be ruler of the country.
The Hanoverian made a stink about it so Victoria abdicated the Thone of Hanover in favor of her
uncle. So the Kingship was sent back "To Hanover" as shown by the legend and King on the reverse
of the token. So the token is snub to Hanover that basicly says "you can have your king back we
will keep our queen."

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wybrit

Thanks for the info, kuhli. I always wondered why Victoria, being of the same house as George III and sons, was not on the Hannoverian coinage.

There are a lot of great posts on this forum.

MacCrimmon

Why the 1830 date? Vicky was still 8 years from the throne then, but the bust is very "Wyon-like".

Aethelred

<< <i>....and King of Hanover >>



I hate to nitpick an answer as good as that given by Kuhli, however I feel compelled to to mention that Hanover did not have a "king." The official title of Hanover's rulers was "Elector of Hanover."

Having said that, that was an excellent answer. Although I knew that because Victoria was a female she was not eligible to become Elector of Hanover when William IV died, I did not understand the meaning of these tokens. One more example of the value of this forum.

Aethelred

<< <i>Why the 1830 date? Vicky was still 8 years from the throne then, but the bust is very "Wyon-like".

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I was also wondering about the date. George IV died in 1830 and William IV became King (and Elector).

elverno

It's probably a mule using the reverse from 1830 (and William IV on the horse) but struck later. Just a guess but there's a pretty big variety of these things out there.