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6 Kreuzers - Frederick William III
| Issuer | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1798-1802 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Prussia had no business striking 6 Kreuzer pieces — the Kreuzer was a South German and Austrian denomination, not a Prussian one. These were minted specifically for the Franconian territories Prussia acquired through the 1791 partition arrangements following the death of the last Ansbach-Bayreuth margrave, Alexander, who ceded his lands to Frederick William II in 1791. The coins served currency continuity for a population accustomed to Kreuzer-denominated money, not the Groschen system used in Brandenburg-Prussia proper.
Production ran under Frederick William III after his accession in 1797, effectively closing out a regional coinage obligation inherited from his father.