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1⁄48 Thaler - Frederick II

1⁄48 Thaler - Frederick II - obverse1⁄48 Thaler - Frederick II - reverse

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Features

Issuer Kingdom of Prussia
King Frederick II (Friedrich II) (1740-1786)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1743-1749
Value 1⁄48 Thaler
Currency Thaler
Composition Billon
Weight 1.37 g
Diameter 18.6 mm
Thickness 0.7 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
154464
References Olding FR# 142, 143, 144
Manfred Olding; 2014. Die Münzen des Königreichs Preußen von 1786 bis 1873: Katalog der Prägungen der Könige Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840, Friedrich Wilhelm IV. 1840-1861 und Wilhelm I. 1861-1873 = The Coinage of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1786 to 1873. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany.
, KM# 237
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön DM# 89
Gerhard Schön. Deutscher Münzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert 1700-1806. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes).
, Neum Pruss/Kön# 118
Erich Neumann; 1997. Brandenburg-preußische Münzprägungen 1415-1918 / Band 2. Königreich 1701-1918: unter der Herrschaft der Hohenzollern = Brandenburg-Prussian Coinage 1415-1918. Münz Zentrum, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
, v.Schr 2# 771-83
Friedrich Freiherr von Schrötter; 1904. Das preussische Münzwesen im 18. Jahrhundert / 2. Heft: Die Münzen aus der Zeit des Königs Friedrich II. des Großen = The Prussian Coinage System in the 18th Century. Paul Parey, Berlin, Germany.

Obverse

Crowned monogram, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FR
1744

Reverse

5-line inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering:
* 48 *
EINEN
REICHS
THALER
E. G. N

Edge

Plain

Mint

Berlin, Germany (1280-date)

Marks

EGN Ernst Georg Neubauer, Mint Master, Berlin (1725-1749)
ALS August Ludwig Siemens, Mint Warden, Berlin (1741-1765)
CHI Christoph Henning Jaster, Mint Master, Stargard-Szczeciński (1745), Strelitz (1746-1749), Berlin (1749-1764)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1743  EGN 2 559 552 13%
1744  EGN 13 172 160 26%
1745  EGN 1 793 088 4%
1746  EGN 2 917 056 22%
1747  EGN 9 600 000 39%
1748  EGN 9 600 000 17%
1749  ALS 8 145 600 4%
1749  CHI 0%
1749  EGN 6 232 992 0%

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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