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⅙ Thaler - Frederick William IV Gold pattern strike
| Issuer | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1849 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIEDR. WILH. IV KOENIG V. PREUSSEN A |
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| Reverse lettering | VI EINEN THALER LXXXIV EINE F.M. FR 18 49 |
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Frederick William IV's 1849 was consumed by the aftermath of revolution — the Frankfurt Parliament had just collapsed, he had famously refused the imperial crown offered by that assembly in April, and Prussia was reasserting conservative authority across the German states. Pattern strikes in gold from this period were almost certainly produced for presentation purposes, not circulation trials, likely intended as gifts for court officials or foreign dignitaries at a moment when the Hohenzollern monarchy was keen to project stability.
The AKS#80 variant designation suggests a die difference from the catalogued type — possibly a modified legend or differing edge treatment — though documentation on Prussian gold patterns from this transitional period remains incomplete in most major references.