Prussian Partition of Poland 3 Groschen - Frederick William III, 1816 – 1817
Information
Country
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
Mentioned in the community 0
No mentions yet.