3 Groschen - Frederick William III

€1.00
IssuerPrussian Partition of Poland
Year1816-1817
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value3 Groschen (1⁄60)
CurrencyPosen - Thaler (1793-1817)
CompositionCopper
Weight7.4 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#2481, ParM#1054, KM#31
Obverse descriptionPrussian eagle in an oval, surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves and with a crown at the top. In the center part of the eagle there`s a FW monogram. (Rarely visible, even on UNC coins).
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionThe fraction at the top, the denomination in the middle, four lines below it and the mint mark at the very bottom.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering60 EINEN THALER 3 GROSCHEN: GR.HERZ. POSEN 1816 B
(Translation: 60 [parts for] one Thaler 3 Groschen Grand Duchy of Posen (Pol. Poznań) 1816 B)
EdgeOrnament
MintA
Berlin, Germany (1280-date)
B
Wrocław, Poland (1360-1670)
Mintage1816 A - Berlin Mint -
1816 B - Wroclaw (Breslau) Mint -
1817 A - -
Catalog ID5697633070
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