6 Kreuzers - Frederick William III

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.