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1 Kreuzer - Frederick William III
| Issuer | Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Year | 1806-1808 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device comprising the Prussian heraldic eagle displayed within a crowned shield, with the eagle holding a sceptre and orb in its talons. The royal crown surmounts the shield at top. The denomination abbreviation KR appears to the upper right of the shield, and the date 1808 is divided across the lower field with 18 to the left and 08 to the right of the shield. The mint mark A appears in the upper left field, while the mint mark G appears below the shield between two small stars. |
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Prussia had no business minting Kreuzer. The denomination belonged to the currency systems of southern German states, and these pieces were struck specifically for the newly acquired Franconian territories absorbed following the territorial reorganization of 1803–1806. Frederick William III needed circulating small change compatible with what Franconian subjects already understood — issuing Brandenburg Groschen into those markets would have been administratively useless.
The window closed quickly. Prussian control over the Franconian districts effectively ended after Jena-Auerstedt in October 1806, and the subsequent Napoleonic reorganization stripped Prussia of these holdings entirely by 1807.