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2 Grossus - Frederick II
| Issuer | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1764-1768 |
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| Weight | 1.52 g |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIDERIC. - BOR. REX. E |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Frederick II's financing of the Seven Years' War depended heavily on debased coinage — the so-called "Ephraimites," struck in enormous quantities at leased mints with drastically reduced silver content. The 1764 resumption of honest silver struck small denominations was a deliberate stabilization measure following the 1763 Peace of Hubertusburg, an attempt to restore confidence in Prussian currency after a decade of systematic debasement had made Prussian coin actively distrusted across the German states.
The Olding and Kluge references place this precisely within the post-war recoinage program rather than the wartime issues — a distinction that matters for attribution.