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1/3 Thaler - Frederick William
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Prussia, State of |
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| Year | 1674-1688 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | CHVR BRAND LAND · 1687 · LCS |
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Frederick William — the "Great Elector" — began issuing 1/3 Thalers as Brandenburg-Prussia consolidated its monetary position following the Thirty Years' War devastation. The 1/3 Thaler denomination was a deliberate response to the Reichstaler's inconvenience in daily commerce, gaining traction across northern German states during the 1660s–70s as a de facto trade standard.
The fifteen-year span of this type coincides almost exactly with Frederick William's wars against Sweden, including the decisive Brandenburg victory at Fehrbellin in 1675 — a campaign partially financed by emergency coin production at the Berlin and Königsberg mints.