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Estimated Value
Based on recent market data
$90.88
Name or Denominations
4 Groschen (⅙)
Issuer
Kingdom of Prussia
Ruler
Frederick William II (Friedrich Wilhelm II) ( 1786-1797 )
Year of Minting
1796-1798
Currency
Thaler
Shape
Round
Rarity
Rare
Weight
5.345 g
Diameter
26 mm
Thickness
1.3 mm
Material
Silver (.521)
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
Portrait on the right of Friedrich Wilhelm II surrounded by the legend This is an automatic translation. The original text is: Portrait à droite de Friedrich Wilhelm II entouré par la légende
Back design
Crowned coat of arms of Prussia splitting the year, the facial value and the different of workshop to the exergue. The whole surrounded by the legend in Latin beginning at 1 o'clock. This is an automatic translation. The original text is: Armoiries couronnées de la Prusse scindant le millésime, la valeur faciale et le différent d'atelier à l'exergue. Le tout entouré par la légende en latin débutant à 1 heure.
Year of Minting
1796-1798
King
Frederick William II (Friedrich Wilhelm II) ( 1786-1797 )
Mint location
Berlin , Germany (1280-date); Wrocław , Poland (1100-1878); Königsberg , modern-day Kaliningrad, Russian Federation
Mint mark
A; B; E
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: FRIDERICUS WILHELM. BORUSS.REX. Reverse: 84 EX MARCA PURA COLON 1797 4. GR. A
Context
4 groschen = 1/6 thaler = 48 pfennig Coin minted for South Prussia. Province existing from 1793 - 1807 on the territory of present-day Poland. Following the invasion of Napoleon's troops, South Prussia became the Duchy of Warsaw under French rule. The 1797 vintage minted in Breslau and listed by Neumann does not exist. This is an automatic translation. The original text is: 4 groschen = 1/6 thaler = 48 pfennig Pièce frappée pour la Prusse méridionale (Prusse du sud). Province existant de 1793 - 1807 sur le territoire actuel de la Pologne. Suite à l'invasion des troupes de Napoléon, la Prusse du Sud devient le Duché de Varsovie sous la tutelle française. Le millésime 1797 frappé à Breslau et répertorié par Neumann n'existe pas.
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
Marketplace listings
0
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