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3 Pfenninge - Frederick William IV
| Issuer | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1843-1845 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the denomination in three lines across the central field: the numeral '3' at the top, followed by 'PFENNINGE' in large block serif capitals, and the date '1845' below. The legend 'SCHEIDE MÜNZE' curves along the upper periphery, identifying the coin as subsidiary or token coinage. The mint mark 'A' appears at the lower field, denoting the Berlin Mint. A horizontal line separates the date from the lower rim area. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Frederick William IV took the Prussian throne in 1840 with genuine reformist instincts that never quite translated into policy. These copper Pfenninge circulated through a kingdom still running a fragmented monetary system — Prussia wouldn't fully commit to the Vereinsmünze framework until 1857, and small copper denominations like this one remained deeply local in character, accepted grudgingly outside Brandenburg and often rejected altogether in the western provinces.