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1 Gröschel - Frederick William III
| Issuer | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1797-1809 |
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| Diameter | 9 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising the interlaced royal cypher FWR (Friedrich Wilhelm Rex) in elaborate cursive script, occupying the full field. The monogram is surmounted by a large royal crown with arched bands and jewelled rim, rendered in high relief. No peripheral legend; the design is unframed and fills the coin's face. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Frederick William III inherited a Prussia already straining under the financial pressures that would culminate in the catastrophic defeats at Jena and Auerstedt in 1806. The Napoleonic occupation that followed forced a sweeping reorganization of Prussian coinage, and low-denomination billon issues like this one were produced across a span that straddles both the pre- and post-collapse administrations.
At 9 mm, this is among the smallest coins struck under the Hohenzollern mint system — easy to lose, easy to overlook, and consequently far more elusive in collectible condition than its humble face value would suggest.