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⅔ Thaler - Frederick William I
| Issuer | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1716 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of Frederick William I facing right, wearing plate armor with a visible crown resting at the truncation and an elaborate lace cravat at the neck. The king is portrayed with a long, flowing curled wig rendered in high relief in the Baroque court style. The circumferential Latin legend is positioned along the border of the coin field, reading from lower left to upper right. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned, ornately mantled shield displaying an eleven-fold quartered coat of arms of the Prussian kingdom, with the date divided across the upper field flanking the crown. Below the shield, the denomination expressed as '2/3' appears within an oval cartouche, flanking the mintmaster's initials 'HF' to the left and 'H' to the right, identifying the Magdeburg or Königsberg mint issue. |
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