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1⁄12 Thaler - Frederick William I
| Issuer | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1734-1740 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Interlaced royal cypher 'FW' (for Friedrich Wilhelm) surmounted by a large Prussian crown, all rendered in high relief against a plain field. The intertwined letters are boldly engraved in a baroque style typical of early 18th-century German coinage. The denomination indicator '12' and the legend 'EIN R' appear along the lower periphery, indicating the fractional value within the Thaler system. |
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| Reverse description | A crowned oval shield bearing a single sceptre, symbolising the Hohenzollern royal authority, set within a laurel and palm wreath. The mintmaster's initials and the date appear in the exergue below the wreath, following standard Brandenburg-Prussian minting convention of the period. The crown above the shield is of the Prussian royal type with pearled arches. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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