1827, Hesse-Cassel, Wilhelm II. Scarce Silver 1/3 Thaler Coin. VF+
Condition: VF+
Mint Year: 1827
Reference: KM-578.
Denomination: 1/3 Thaler
Material: Silver (.625)
Diameter: 25mm
Weight: 8.38gm
Obverse: Uniformed and draped bust of William II of Hesse right.
Legend: WILHELM II KURFS S. L.V. HESSEN G. H. V. FULDA
Reverse: Fractional value (*3* EINEN for 1/3rd), denomination (THALER) and date (1827). All within wreath.
William II, Elector of Hesse (German: Wilhelm II, Kurfürst von Hessen; 28 July 1777 – 20 November 1847) was the penultimate Elector of Hesse. William was the eldest surviving son of William I, Elector of Hesse and Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway. He succeeded as Elector of Hesse (a title that was moribund after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806) on his father's death in 1821.