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6 Gröscher - Frederick II
| Uitgever | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Jaar | 1756-1757 |
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| Gewicht | 3.118 g |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Crowned and draped bust of Frederick II (Frederick the Great) facing right, wearing an ornate royal crown with elaborate arches and cross finial, his hair rendered in tight curls beneath the crown. The effigy is shown in armored and mantled dress with decorative collar visible at the truncation. The encircling Latin legend reads FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX, arranged along the upper and lower periphery of the coin. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The 6 Gröscher was one of the principal instruments of Frederick II's wartime debasement policy, initiated as Prussia entered the Seven Years' War in 1756. Unable to finance the conflict through taxation or borrowing alone, Frederick directed his mint master Johann Philipp Graumann's successor operations to systematically reduce silver content while maintaining face value — a deliberate fiscal weapon as much as a monetary measure. Coins flooded occupied Saxon and Polish minting facilities, spreading the inflationary burden across enemy territories rather than absorbing it domestically.