Portrait of the Grand Duke Frederick William to the left, surrounded by his name, title and the name of the Grand Duchy
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
FRIEDRICH
WILH.V.G.G.GROSSH.V.MECKLENB.STRL.
A
Reverse description
Coat of Arms of the Grand Duchy encircled by the Garter and its motto, crowned and surrounded by denomination. Date below. Friedrich Wilhelm married a granddaughter of Georg III and made a Knight of the Order of the Garter by Queen Victoria (1862), which allows him to add the famous garter to his Arms-
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
EIN THALER XXX EIN P F.F.
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
1870