Modern coin – HCR160997

Obverse

Inscription:

FRIED WILHELM KOENIG VON PREUSSEN

Design:

Bust of the king, right.

Inscription:

3 EINEN R THALER

Design:

Crowned shield, bearing a crowned Prussian eagle with crowned script "FR" monogram on the breast, dividing the date. Crossed oak branches below.

Category

Silver coin of the German states.

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

Prussia: kingdom

Person

Frederick William II of Hohenzollern, King of Prussia , Elector of Brandenburg and Prince of Neuchatel., 1786 - 1797

Reign

Dating

1788

Mint

Konigsberg

Denomination

1/3 Thaler (1/2 Gulden)

Metal

silver

Technique

milled

Weight (g)

8.09

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Robert Finch

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Robert Finch, 1834.

Reference

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