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1/2 Thaler - Frederick William I Gelderland
| Issuer | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1719 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#204, Olding FR#280, Schr#550 |
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| Reverse description | The quartered arms of Brandenburg-Prussia displayed on a large baroque shield surmounted by an ornate royal crown. The shield incorporates multiple heraldic quarters including the Prussian eagle, the Brandenburg eagle, the Gelderland lion, and additional territorial arms. The mint master's initials H·F·H appear flanking the shield on either side, and the date 1719 is positioned at the top of the field above the crown. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Frederick William I acquired the Duchy of Gelderland as part of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, one of several territorial concessions Prussia extracted from the post-War of Spanish Succession settlement. This coin is among the issues produced specifically for that territory, struck with a regional designation to assert Hohenzollern authority over a duchy that had spent decades as a contested prize between the Dutch Republic, Brandenburg-Prussia, and the Austrian Habsburgs.
The Gelderland series is notably short-lived. Frederick William's interest in consolidating rather than elaborating his monetary apparatus meant these regionally distinct issues gave way to more unified coinage within a generation.