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18 Kreuzer - Frederick II
| Issuer | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1754 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Frederick II (Frederick the Great) facing right, wearing elaborately decorated cuirass with ornamental pauldron and lace cravat, hair styled in loose curls. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine baroque detail. The circumferential legend reads FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX, separated from the inner field by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Crowned Prussian single-headed imperial eagle displayed, wings spread, facing left, with scepter in left talon and orb in right talon. The denomination numeral '18' appears below the eagle's tail, with the mint mark B enclosed in parentheses beneath. The circular legend MONETA ARGENTEA, the date 1754, and the initials FR are distributed around the field, all contained within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1754 B - - 2,901,000 |
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