1 Grossus - Frederick William II

€1.00
IssuerPrussian Partition of Poland
Year1796-1798
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Grossus = 1 Groschen (1⁄30)
CurrencySouth Prussia - First Złoty (1793-1807)
CompositionCopper
Weight3.66 g
Dimensions22.15 mm
Thickness1.35 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Gum#2448, Schön DM#95, KM#D362, Schr#196 - 205, C#3
Obverse descriptionBust of Friedrich Wilhelm II (1744-1797)
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFRIDERICUS WILHELM⦁ BORUSS⦁ REX
(Translation: Frederick Wilhelm (II) king of Prussia)
Reverse descriptionCrowned oval arms within wreath
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringI⦁ GROSSUS BORUSS⦁ MERIDIONAL⦁ (date) B
(Translation: 1 grossus borussia meridionalis 1 grosz of South Prussia)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1796 B - BORUS -
1796 B - BORUSS -
1796 E - -
1797 B - -
1797 B - BURUSS -
1797 B - FRIDREICVS -
1797 B - WILHILM -
1797 E - -
1798 B - -
1798 E - -
Catalog ID3210050720
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