Prussian Partition of Poland 3 Groschen - Frederick William III, 1816 – 1817

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Prussian Partition of Poland Prussian Partition of Poland
Currency Posen - Thaler (1793 – 1817)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 3 Groschen
Year 1816 – 1817
Ruler Frederick William III (Friedrich Wilhelm III) (1797–1840)
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Weight (g) 7.4
Diameter (mm) 25
Demonetized Yes

Description

3 Groschen from Prussian Partition of Poland. Issued from 1816 to 1817. Struck in Copper. Measures 25 mm and weighs 7.4 g.

Obverse
Prussian eagle in an oval, surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves and with a crown at the top. In the center part of the eagle there's a FW monogram. (Rarely visible, even on UNC coins).
Reverse
The fraction at the top, the denomination in the middle, four lines below it and the mint mark at the very bottom. (60 [parts for] one Thaler
3 Groschen 
Grand Duchy of
Posen (Pol. Poznań)
1816
B)
Edge
Ornament

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1817 A 44%
1816 A Berlin Mint 22%
1816 B Wroclaw (Breslau) Mint 67%

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