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1/2 Batzen - Frederick William II
| Issuer | Principality of Neuchâtel |
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| Year | 1788-1794 |
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| Weight | 1.7 g |
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| Obverse lettering | F · G · BOR · REX · PR · SUP · NOVIC · & VAL · (Translation: Frederick William, King of Prussia, Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel and Valangin.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Neuchâtel's status as a Prussian principality — an anomaly embedded deep in Swiss territory — meant Frederick William II ruled it from Berlin while never setting foot there. The batzen denominations of this period were struck to satisfy local commercial demand in a region economically integrated with the Swiss cantons, not with Prussia, making the coinage a practical concession to geography over politics.
The HMZ and Froidevaux references list two distinct varieties within the type, likely reflecting die changes across the seven-year run.