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6 Kreuzer
| Issuer | Frankfurt, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1852-1856 |
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| Value | 6 Kreuzers (0.1) |
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| Obverse description | A detailed panoramic cityscape of Frankfurt am Main occupies the central field, depicting the Gothic spires of the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew prominently rising above a dense skyline of towers and medieval buildings along the left bank of the River Main. In the middle ground, the Old Bridge (Alte Brücke) with its characteristic arches spans the river, while small sailing vessels are shown navigating the foreground waters. A decorative scrollwork ornament appears at the base of the design. The curved Latin legend F.ST. FRANKFURT. arcs along the upper periphery, with fine milled beading bordering the entire coin. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral '6' is displayed prominently at the top center of the field, followed beneath by the inscription KREUZER and the date 1853, all arranged in three lines within the center of the coin. These central elements are framed by a wreath of oak leaves and acorns tied at the base with a ribbon bow, a symbol associated with German civic and national coinage of the period. The entire design is enclosed within a fine milled border of raised beads. |
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Frankfurt's six-kreuzer issue of this period belongs to the final years of the city's independent coinage, struck while political pressure from Prussia and Austria was steadily eroding the autonomy of the German free cities. The Frankfurt mint closed permanently in 1866 when Prussia annexed the city outright following the Austro-Prussian War — ending over five centuries of municipal coinage in a single administrative stroke.
The billon alloy at .333 fine was standard for subsidiary coinage across the German states in this decade, a concession to the coin shortages that plagued small-denomination circulation throughout the mid-century.