Duchy of Brunswick
Independent state (1813-1871), State of the German Empire (1871-1918)
Location: Northwest Germany
Capital City: Brunswick
Government type: Constitutional Monarchy
Main languages: German
Main religions: Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1813: Duchy of Brunswick formed as a successor to Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, which had been disestablished by Napoleon
1871: State of the German Empire
1918: Duchy abolished
Currency
Thaler (1815-1856)
1 Thaler = 36 Mariengroschen = 288 Pfennig
Vereinsthaler (1857-1871)
1 Vereinsthaler = 30 Groschen = 300 Pfennig• 1 Krone = 3/5 Vereinsthaler
Coins from Brunswick in the collection
•2 Pfennig, 1859 (Duke Wilhem VIII (1830-1884), copper, Aachen mint, KM#1155)