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6 Gröscher - Frederick II Seven Years' War, Pattern
| Uitgever | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Jaar | 1763 |
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| Waarde | 6 Gröscher (1/4) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Armored bust of Frederick II facing right, depicted in military cuirass with ornamental gorget and decorative star at the breast. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the armor and drapery. The circular legend FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX runs along the periphery, separated from the bust by a beaded inner border. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Frederick II debased Prussian silver coinage aggressively throughout the Seven Years' War, exploiting occupied Saxon mint facilities to flood the market with underweight Gröscher — a strategy that destabilized the monetary systems of Prussia's enemies while funding his own campaigns. This piece is a different matter entirely: a gold pattern struck in 1763, the war's final year, almost certainly produced as a presentation piece rather than any serious proposal for gold circulation coinage at this denomination.
No gold 6 Gröscher ever entered circulation. The pattern format here documents the transition moment — the war ending, the debasement policy being unwound, and the mint experimenting with commemorative and presentation strikings tied to the peace.