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1 Pfennig - Frederick William II
| Issuer | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1787-1797 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin (cursive) |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and mint data are arranged in four horizontal lines across the central field, flanked above by two rosette ornaments. The inscription reads, from top to bottom: a decorative rosette, the numeral '1', another rosette, the word 'PFENNIG', the mint year, and the mint mark letter 'A' denoting the Berlin Mint. No surrounding legend is present, and the design is entirely typographic in character. |
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Frederick William II inherited Prussian finances already strained by Frederick the Great's near-continuous warfare, and the billon pfennig issued under his reign reflects a monetary system scraping the bottom of its silver content. At .052 fineness, these are coins in name more than in metal. The king's fiscal mismanagement — he died leaving Prussia with debts his son Frederick William III spent years untangling — is legible in the alloy itself.