18 Groschen - Frederick III
Features
| Issuer |
State of Brandenburg-Prussia
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Margrave |
Frederick III (Friedrich III) (1688-1701)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1698-1700 |
| Value | 18 Groschens (⅕) |
| Currency | Thaler (1618-1701) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 6.2 g |
| Diameter | 28.6 mm |
| Thickness | 1.12 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 59834 |
| References | Neum Pruss/Kür# 12.28 Erich Neumann; 1997. Brandenburg-preußische Münzprägungen 1415-1918 / Band 1. Zeit der Kurfürsten 1415-1701: unter der Herrschaft der Hohenzollern = Brandenburg-Prussian Coinage 1415-1918. Münz Zentrum, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Friedrich Freiherr von Schrötter; 1913. Die Münzen Friedrich Wilhelms des Grossen Kurfürsten und Friedrichs III. von Brandenburg = The Coinage of Frederick William the Great Elector and Frederick III of Brandenburg. Paul Parey, Berlin, Germany. |
Obverse
Bust of Friedrich III in high armor and with a sword facing right, in inner pearl circle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FRIDERICUS.III.D.G.M.B.S.R.I.A.C & E
Reverse
Crowned eagle with open wings and claws; the eagle is between 18 and tail between S D. Around this the legend, a rosette and year.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SUPREMUS DUX IN PRUSSIA ✿ 1699
1 8
S D
Edge
Plain
Mint
Königsberg, modern-day Kaliningrad, Russian FederationMarks
| SD | Siegmund Dannies, Engraver, Königsberg (1695-1699) |
| CG | Caspar Geelhaar the Younger, Mint Master, Königsberg (1699-1728) |
Comments
18 Gröscher or Tympf, minted at the Königsberg workshop for the province of Prussia.
Master coiners:
SD: Sigismund Dannies, 1695 - 1699
CG: Caspar Geelhaar, 1699 - 1728
This type is known in a large number of varieties, see Fr. v. Schroetter (pp 290-292) and Bahrfeldt (pp 204-208).
Master coiners:
SD: Sigismund Dannies, 1695 - 1699
CG: Caspar Geelhaar, 1699 - 1728
This type is known in a large number of varieties, see Fr. v. Schroetter (pp 290-292) and Bahrfeldt (pp 204-208).
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1698 | SD | 
|
5 904 000 | $ 54 | $ 110 | 42% | |||||||||
| 1699 | SD |
|
$ 56 | $ 340 | 56% | ||||||||||
| 1700 | CG | 83 500 | 0% | ||||||||||||
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