NEWP: 1769 IWS Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenberg-Hannover St. Andreas Mining Taler

Zohar

Always liked this design with the Saint and Cross.

1769 IWS. Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenberg-Hannover Mining Taler. Mintmaster:Johann Wilhelm Schlemm (IWS). Electorate of Hannover, George III (1760-1807). Mint: Clausthal. DAV-2104. KM 343. Welter, 2802; Müseler, 10.6.4/4. Obv: British royal crown ontop of coat-of-arms of the House of Hannover (British royal arms). Rev: Features a standing effigy of Saint Andreas superimposed against cross. Togate and nimbate facing figure of Saint Andreas carrying X-shaped cross. Mint master`s initials (I.W.S.) in exergue. In addition to all of the facial and hair detail remaining present, the cross sectional grain of the wood on the surface of the cross is fully preserved. NGC MS-64.

This type depicting St. Andrew with his cross is recorded for 1761-73. The Duchy of Brunswick was divided and subdivided in the seventeenth century but was eventually reassembled as the Kingdom of Hannover before being absorbed into Prussia in 1866.

TwoKopeiki

Nice addition. Always liked that design!

worldcoinguy

Solid addition Zohar. I like the patina on that one.

Iosephus

Very nice!

Stork

Well, I have nothing intelligent to add, but it is quite lovely!

marcmoish

Nice newp - looks the grade too - cheers!

zompels

Nice design Z !

neildrobertson

Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenberg-Hannover just rolls off of the tongue, doesn't it?

EVillageProwler

Nice coin, for collectors of GB as well as German States.

I gotta say, however, I can never get used to which side is the "obverse" and which is the "reverse". For this coin, it feels like it has two reverse sides. I would have expected the elector's bust on the obverse, and a busy reverse with the royal emblems as well as perhaps Saint Andrew. But I guess that really wouldn't fit together...

Anyway, nice coin. Congrats.