Coins from the Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, where its capital was Berlin. The kings of Prussia were from the House of Hohenzollern. Prussia was a great power from the time it became a kingdom, through its predecessor, Brandenburg-Prussia, which became a military power under Frederick William, known as "The Great Elector". Prussia continued its rise to power under the guidance of Frederick II, more commonly known as Frederick the Great, who was the third son of Frederick William I.[8] Frederick the Great was instrumental in starting the Seven Years' War, holding his own against Austria, Russia, France and Sweden and establishing Prussia's role in the German states, as well as establishing the country as a European great power. After the might of Prussia was revealed it was considered as a major power among the German states. Throughout the next hundred years Prussia went on to win many battles, and many wars. Because of its power, Prussia continuously tried to unify all the German states (excluding the German cantons in Switzerland) under its rule, and whether Austria would be included in such a unified German domain was an ongoing question. After the Napoleonic Wars led to the creation of the German Confederation, the issue of unifying the German states caused a number of revolutions throughout the German states, with all states wanting to have their own constitution. Attempts to create a federation remained unsuccessful and the German Confederation collapsed in 1866 when war ensued between its two most powerful member states, Prussia and Austria. The North German Confederation, which lasted from 1867 to 1871, created a closer union between the Prussian-aligned states while Austria and most of Southern Germany remained independent. The North German Confederation was seen as more of an alliance of military strength in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War but many of its laws were later used in the German Empire. The German Empire lasted from 1871 to 1918 with the successful unification of all the German states under Prussian hegemony; this was due to the defeat of Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71. The war united all the German states against a common enemy, and with the victory came an overwhelming wave of nationalism which changed the opinions of some of those who had been against unification. In 1871, Germany unified into a single country, minus Austria and Switzerland, with Prussia the dominant power. Prussia is considered the legal predecessor of the unified German Reich (1871–1945) and as such a direct ancestor of today's Federal Republic of Germany. The formal abolition of Prussia, carried out on 25 February 1947 by the fiat of the Allied Control Council, referred to an alleged tradition of the kingdom as a bearer of militarism and reaction, and made way for the current setup of the German states. However, the Free State of Prussia (Freistaat Preußen), which followed the abolition of the Kingdom of Prussia in the aftermath of World War I, was a major democratic force in Weimar Germany until the nationalist coup of 1932 known as the Preußenschlag. The Kingdom left a significant cultural legacy, today notably promoted by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK)), which has become one of the largest cultural organisations in the world.
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Vereinsthaler (1821-1873)

Available for swap 2 Pfenninge - Frederick William IV
1846-1860

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3 g • ⌀ 20.55 mm
KM# 452, 452a, Olding FR# 336, 349, Neum# 37, 50, AKS# 91, J# 51, N# 10384
Available for swap 2 Pfenninge - William I
1861-1873

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.97 g • ⌀ 20.55 mm
KM# 481, AKS# 107, Olding FR# 425, 428, 432, Neum# 18, Schr# 189-210, N# 15607
2 Pfennige - Frederick William III
1812

Pattern
Copper • 2.99 g
KM# PnB14, AKS# 57, Olding FR# 131 P1, N# 307880
Available for swap 3 Pfenninge - Frederick William III
1821-1840

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 4.68 g • ⌀ 23.4 mm
KM# 407, AKS# 33, Olding FR# 189, 193 203, Schr# 551-588, Neum# 77, N# 16308
Available for swap 3 Pfenninge - Frederick William IV
1841-1842

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 4.567 g • ⌀ 23.92 mm
KM# 432, Olding FR# 327, AKS# 90, Neum# 27, Schr# 180-181, N# 47422
Available for swap 3 Pfenninge - Frederick William IV
1843-1845

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 7.21 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 449, N# 18319
Available for swap 3 Pfenninge - Frederick William IV
1846-1860

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 4.567 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 453, AKS# 90, J# 52, Neum# 35, Schr# 186-282, N# 6170
3 Pfennige - Frederick William IV (Mule)
1850

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 4.567 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 460, N# 47413
Available for swap 3 Pfenninge - William I
1861-1873

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 4.4 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 482, AKS# 106, Olding FR# 424, 427, 431, Neum# 17, Schr# 162-188, N# 14248
Available for swap 4 Pfenninge - Frederick William III
1821-1840

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 6.15 g • ⌀ 25.4 mm
KM# 408, 412, AKS# 32, Olding FR# 188, 192, 202, Schr# 517-518, 521-549, Neum# 76, N# 15656
Available for swap 4 Pfenninge - Frederick William IV
1841-1842

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 5.5 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 433, N# 27741
4 Pfennige - Frederick William IV
1843-1845

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 6.07 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 450, N# 47414
Available for swap 4 Pfenninge - Frederick William IV
1846-1860

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 6.090 g • ⌀ 25.85 mm
KM# 454, 454a, AKS# 89, Olding FR# 334, 346, Schr# 167-179, 276-278, Neum# 34, N# 13338
Available for swap 4 Pfenninge - William I
1861-1871

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 6.09 g • ⌀ 26 mm
KM# 483, Olding FR# 423, 430, AKS# 105, Neum# 16, Schr# 148-161, N# 15897
5 Pfennige - Frederick William III
1812

Pattern
Copper • 6.36 g
AKS# 55, Olding FR# 131 P2, N# 307881
5 Pfenninge - Frederick William II
1812

Pattern
Copper • 6.36 g
KM# PnC14, N# 307884
5 Pfenninge - Frederick William III
1812

Pattern
Copper • 6.36 g
KM# PnD14, N# 307883
5 Pfenninge - Frederick William III (Pattern)
1820

Pattern
Copper • 9.65 g
KM# PnA17, AKS# 31, N# 307896
½ Silbergroschen - Frederick William III (Pattern)
1821

Pattern
Billon (.222 silver) • 1.15 g • ⌀ 15.16 mm
N# 307908
Available for swap ½ Silbergroschen - Frederick William III
1821-1840

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.222 silver) • 1.096 g • ⌀ 15.16 mm
KM# 409, AKS# 30, Olding FR# 187, 201, Neum# 74-75, Schr# 486 - 509, N# 8271
Available for swap ½ Silbergroschen - Frederick William IV
1841-1852

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.222 silver) • 1.09 g • ⌀ 15 mm
KM# 434, AKS# 87, Olding FR# 323, Schr# 143 - 154, J# 65, N# 19057
Available for swap ½ Silbergroschen - Frederick William IV
1853-1860

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.222 silver) • 1.09 g • ⌀ 15.15 mm
KM# 461, AKS# 88, J# 76, Schr# 155 - 158, 274, 275, Olding FR# 324, N# 40402
Available for swap ½ Silbergroschen - William I
1861-1873

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.222 silver) • 1.098 g • ⌀ 15.15 mm
KM# 484, Olding FR# 416, 419, 422, AKS# 104, J# 88, Schr# 125 - 147, N# 17344
1 Zehner - Frederick William III
1812

Pattern
Copper • 11.9 g
AKS# 54, N# 307882
1 Silbergroschen - Frederick William III (Pattern)
1819

Pattern
Billon (.222 silver) • 2.44 g • ⌀ 18.42 mm
N# 307892
Available for swap 1 Silbergroschen - Frederick William III
1821-1840

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.222 silver) • 2.192 g • ⌀ 18.42 mm
KM# 410, Olding FR# 186, 200, AKS# 27, Schr# 447-481, Neum# 73, N# 15421
Available for swap 1 Silbergroschen - Frederick William IV
1841-1852

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.222 silver) • 2.19 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
KM# 435, AKS# 85, J# 66, Olding FR# 321, 325, Neum# 14, N# 15906
Available for swap 1 Silbergroschen - Frederick William IV
1853-1860

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.222 silver) • 2.192 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
KM# 462, AKS# 86, Olding FR# 322, Neum# 24, 46, Schr# 132-135, 270-273, N# 15630
Available for swap 1 Silbergroschen - William I
1861-1873

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.220 silver) • 2.196 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
KM# 485, AKS# 103, Olding FR# 415, 418, 421, J# 89, Neum# 14, N# 8272
1 Silbergroschen - William I (Pattern)
1864

Pattern
Gold (.900) • 5.05 g
N# 307888
Available for swap 2½ Silbergroschen - Frederick William IV
1842-1852

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.375 silver) • 3.248 g • ⌀ 20.75 mm
KM# 444, AKS# 83, J# 67, Olding FR# 319, Neum# 13, N# 14262
Available for swap 2½ Silbergroschen - Frederick William IV
1853-1860

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.375 silver) • 3.248 g • ⌀ 20.7 mm
KM# 463, Olding FR# 320, AKS# 84, Neum# 23, 45, Schr# 116-119, 266-269, N# 16259
Available for swap 2½ Silbergroschen - William I
1861-1873

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.375 silver) • 3.221 g • ⌀ 21.22 mm
KM# 486, AKS# 102, J# 90, Olding FR# 414, 417, 420, Neum# 13, N# 14269
Available for swap ⅙ Thaler - Frederick William III
1822-1840

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.52083) • 5.345 g • ⌀ 23.17 mm
KM# 411, AKS# 26, Neum# 71, 72, Olding FR# 185, 199, Schr# 417-433, N# 6822
Available for swap ⅙ Thaler - Frederick William IV
1841-1852

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.521) • 5.345 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 436, Olding FR# 310, 311, 313, 314, Neum# 7, 12, AKS# 80, Schr# 86-95, 97, 102-106, N# 19691
⅙ Thaler - Frederick William IV (Gold pattern strike)
1849

Pattern
Gold (.900) • 8.78 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 313399
⅙ Thaler - Frederick William IV
1853-1856

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.521) • 5.345 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 464, N# 47411
⅙ Thaler - Frederick William IV
1858-1860

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.521) • 5.345 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 473, N# 47405
Available for swap ⅙ Thaler - William I
1861-1864

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.520) • 5.342 g • ⌀ 22.95 mm
KM# 487, Olding FR# 409, AKS# 100, Neum# 7, Schr# 62-65, N# 44020
⅙ Thaler - Frederick William IV
1865-1868

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.521) • 5.345 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 495, Olding FR# 410, AKS# 101, Neum# 12, Schr# 66-68, N# 26495
1 Thaler - Frederick William III
1823-1826

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.750) • 22.272 g • ⌀ 35 mm
KM# 413, Olding FR# 180, 196, AKS# 14, Dav GT III# 760, N# 47558
1 Thaler - Frederick William III (Mining Thaler)
1826-1828

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.750) • 22.272 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 417, Dav GT III# 761, N# 47559
1 Thaler - Frederick William III
1827-1828

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.750) • 22.272 g • ⌀ 35 mm
KM# 418, Dav GT III# 762, N# 47560
Available for swap 1 Thaler - Frederick William III
1828-1840

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.750) • 22.272 g • ⌀ 34.4 mm
KM# 419, AKS# 17, Olding FR# 182, 198, Neum# 68, Schr# 371 - 383, Dav GT III# 763, N# 47561
1 Thaler - Frederick William III (Mining Thaler)
1829-1840

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.750) • 22.272 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 420, Dav GT III# 764, N# 26641
Available for swap 1 Thaler - Frederick William IV
1841

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.750) • 22.272 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 437, Dav GT III# 767, N# 47421
1 Thaler - Frederick William IV (Mining Thaler)
1841

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.750) • 22.272 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 438, Dav GT III# 768, N# 47420
Available for swap 1 Thaler - Frederick William IV (Mining Thaler)
1842-1846

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.750) • 22.272 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 446, Dav GT III# 770, N# 47415
1 Thaler - Frederick William IV
1842-1852

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.750) • 22.272 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 445, Dav GT III# 769, N# 47416
1 Thaler - Frederick William IV ("Mining Thaler")
1847-1852

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.750) • 22.272 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 455, AKS# 75, Dav GT III# 770, N# 26829

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