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1 Thaler Kingdom of Württemberg (1806-1918) Silver William I of Württemberg

Denomination: 1 Thaler    (aboutThaler)
Metal: Silver
Issue year(s): 1833
Catalog reference: Dav-955 (2) KM-570 (2) Jaeger-55 (1)

1833, Kingdom of Wurttemberg, William I. Silver “Free Trade” Crown Thaler Coin. Mint Year: 1833 Mint Place: Stuttgart (Germany) Engravers: Johann Ludwig Wagner (W) / Carl Wilhelm Doell (D) Denomination: Thaler (Kronentaler) - Free Trade Commemorative! References: Davenport 955, AKS 67, Stutzmann 1658, KM-570. R! Weight: 29.36gm Diameter: 39mm Material: Silver Obverse: Head of William I as king of Wurttemberg right. Engraver´s initial (W.) below bust truncation. Legend: WILHELM KOENIG VON WÜRTTEMBERG Reverse: Togate female allegoric figure, holding free trade agreement letter and caduceus (scepter of Mercury, god of Trade). Comment: River-god pouring water out of vessel (river), and rudder to left, cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) to right. Legend: HANDELSFREICHEIT DURCH EINTRACHT (“Free Trade by Harmony”) Exergue: 1833 – D William I (German: Wilhelm Friedrich Karl von Württemberg; September 27, 1781-June 25, 1864) was the second King of Württemberg from October 30, 1816 until his death. He was born in Lüben, the son of King Frederick I of Württemberg (1754-1816) and his wife Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1764-1788). On June 8, 1808, in Munich, he married Princess Charlotte of Bavaria (1792-1873), daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria (1756-1825) and Princess Augusta Wilhelmina of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765-1796). They divorced in 1814. On January 24, 1816, in Saint Petersburg, he married his first cousin Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (1788-1819), daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia (1754-1801) and Princess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759-1828). On April 15, 1820, in Stuttgart, he married another first cousin Duchess Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800-1873), daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756-1817) and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1780-1857).

2 coins in the group
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Posted by:  anonymous  2015-09-03Germany, Württemberg, Wilhelm I (1816-64), Kronentaler, 1833 D, 'Handelsfreiheit' (free trade), head right, rev. standing figure, river god to left, cornucopia to right (Dav.955; J.55; KM 570), adjustment marks on obverse, extremely fine
(1057 X 511 pixels, file size: ~119K)
Posted by:  anonymous  2015-06-09 1833, Kingdom of Wurttemberg, William I. Silver "Free Trade" Crown Thaler Coin. Mint Year: 1833 Mint Place: Stuttgart (Germany) Engravers: Johann Ludwig Wagner (W) / Carl Wilhelm Doell (D) Denomination: Thaler (Kronentaler) - Free Trade Commemorative! References: Daven ...
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