Unusual Coin.
Dear Sir,—l have in my possession a coin which is slightly bigger than a farthing and has a milled edge. On one side is a representation of St George and the dragon, the words “To Hanover,” and the date 1861. On the other side is the Queen’s head and the letters ” H.M.G.M. Queen Victoria.” It is like a sovereign but it is copper. I am curious to know what it is. —I am, etc., ADAM GLENDENNING. Dobson, Brunner. A Christchurch jeweller states:—lt is somewhat difficult to determine what this coin is. One side has a representation of the head of Queen Victoria. The other side bears a spirited representation of St George and the dragon and the date, 1861. As, by the law of Hanover, the crown could not pass to a woman, the kingdom that had been united to Britain since 1714 when George, Elector of Hanover, became king of Great Britain and Ireland, was lost to Britain and this coin may have been struck as a token of the event, and a few issued each year. The superscription on one side, “To Hanover,” suggests as much.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20233, 17 February 1934, Page 8
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190Unusual Coin. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20233, 17 February 1934, Page 8
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