Electorate of Hanover (1692-1807, 1813-1814), Kingdom of Hanover (1814-1866)
State of the Holy Roman Empire (1692-1806) Independent state (1806-1807, 1813-1866)
Location: Northwest Germany
Capital City: Hanover
Government type: Absolute Monarchy (1692-1807, 1813-1819), Constitutional Monarchy (1819-1866)
Main languages: German
Main religions: Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1692: Electorate of Hanover created from the Principality of Calenberg
1714-1837: In personal union with Britain
1757-1758: Occupied by France
1803-1805: Occupied by France
1805-1806: Occupied by Britain
1806-1807: Occupied by France
1807: Made part of the Kingdom of Westphalia
1813: Restored
1814: Electorate raised to Kingdom
1866: Annexed by Prussia
Currency
Thaler (1692-1814))
1 Thaler = 24 Groschen = 36 Mariengroschen = 288 Pfennig • 1 Pistole = 5 Thaler • 1 Ducat = 2 Thaler • 1 Goldgulden = 1.5 Thaler
Thaler (1814-1857)
1 Thaler = 24 Groschen = 36 Mariengroschen = 360 Pfennig • 1 Ducat = 2 Thaler • 1 Krone = 9 Thaler
Vereinsthaler (1857-1866)
1 Vereinsthaler = 30 Groschen = 300 Pfennige • 1 Goldkrone = 9.3 Vereinsthaler
Coins from Hanover in the collection
Kingdom (1814-1866)
•2 Pfennig, 1843 (King Ernst August I (1837-1851), copper, Hanover mint, KM#174)
•2 Pfennig, 1855 (King Georg V (1851-1866), copper, Hanover mint, KM#214)
•1/24 Thaler, 1827 (King Georg IV (1820-1830), billon, Hanover mint, KM#141)
•2 Pfennig, 1861 (King Georg V (1851-1866), copper, Hanover mint, KM#234)
•1 Groschen, 1862 (King Georg V (1851-1866), billon, Hanover mint, KM#236)