Issuing authority
Kingdom of Prussia
German kingdom that led the unification of Germany; struck its own coinage alongside, and later within, the German Empire.
- Kind
- kingdom
- Region
- Central Europe, Europe
- Recorded period
- 1701 – 1918
Absorbed into the German Empire in 1871 and dissolved as a state after 1918.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
18
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
18 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1714 – 1913
18 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
1
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (18)
Filter these entries by era, material or confidenceSorted by date, earliest first.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia-Brandenburg, King Friedrich Wilhelm, 1/4 ducat, 1714
1714
Gold coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing right. Reverse: a coat of arms in the centre of an eight-pointed, crowned star. Year lower right. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0149; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
2 Mariengroschen from the County of East Frisia of Frederick II of Prussia, 1746
1746
Copper-silver coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the sovereign, with date below. Reverse: indication of value in four lines. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0620; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 c…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
East Frisia, King Friedrich II of Prussia, Stüber, 1777
1777
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Reverse: crowned eagle with sceptre and orb. Below it value indication in two lines, below which the year. Letter A [= Berlin] at the bottom. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0626; its record gives material recorded as silver (…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Groschen from Prussia-Brandenburg of King Friedrich II, 1782
1782
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the king between the date. Reverse: above two crossed branches value designation: 24 einen Thaler in three lines, below which the letter A. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0158; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); techn…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia-Brandenburg, King Friedrich II, groschen, 1783
1783
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the king between year. Reverse: above two crossed branches, value indication in three lines, below which letter A. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0159; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworki…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of four Groschen, Siege of Kolberg by the French
1807
Rectangular assignat. Obverse: written in black ink: "No. 725. Colberg 1807. Vier Grosschen. Unter Konigl. Garantie"; below this five signatures; lower right in red ink: "With". Reverse: oval stamped impression: crowned eagle with sceptre and sword in talons within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Eight groschen: siege of Königsberg by the French
1807
Rectangular assignat. Obverse: written in red ink: "No. 413. Colberg 1807. Acht Groschen. Unter Konigl. Garantie"; below that in black ink five signatures; bottom right in red ink: "With". Reverse: oval stamp impression: crowned eagle with sceptre and sword in talons within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, hold…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Siege of Königsberg by the French, assignat of two Groschen
1807
Rectangular assignat. Obverse: written in black ink: "No. 12330. Colberg 1807. Zwei Grosschen. Unter Konigl. Garantie"; below that three signatures. Reverse: oval stamped impression: crowned eagle with sceptre and sword in talons within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-524; it…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, 2 Taler, 1846 A
1846
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Below it, letter A. Reverse: beneath a crowned mantle of arms, a composite coat of arms encircled by the collar and badge of an order of knighthood. On the left in legend, value designation: 2 Thaler, on the right: 3½ Gulden, and year at the bottom. Edge lettering…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia-Brandenburg, King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, Silbergroschen, 1851
1851
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Reverse: value indication in three lines, below which the year. Below that letter A. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0197; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements d…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, Vereinsthaler, 1860 A
1860
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Below it, the letter A. Reverse: crowned single-headed eagle collared with the chain and jewel of an order of knighthood, holding a sceptre and orb in its talons. Value indication in legend with date at the bottom. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia, Wilhelm I, Krönungstaler, 1861
1861
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned busts of the King and the Queen facing right. Reverse: between four crowns arranged in a cross, within which are letters, a crowned single-headed eagle holding a sceptre and orb in its talons. Value designation and date in legend at the bottom. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Thaler on the coronation of Wilhelm I and Augusta as King and Queen of Prussia
1861
Obverse: right-facing busts of crowned man and woman within legend. Reverse: crowned eagle with sceptre and globus cruciger; at bottom and top crowned letter W, flanked on either side by crowned letter A, between them four letters R within legend; edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-V…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, Siegesthaler, 1866 A
1866
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king with laurel wreath facing right. Below it, the letter A. Reverse: crowned single-headed eagle collared with the chain and jewel of an order of knighthood, holding a sceptre and orb in its talons. Value indication "EIN VEREINSTHALER" in legend with date at the bottom. Edge lette…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 mark from the German Empire, Prussia, of Wilhelm I, 1876
1876
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the emperor to the right. Below it, the letter A. Reverse: crowned single-headed eagle to the left with composite coat of arms encircled by the collar and jewel of an order on its chest. Below it, value indication. Year in legend. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this o…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
German Empire, Prussia, Wilhelm I, 2 Mark, 1876 B
1876
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the emperor to the right. Below it, the letter B. Reverse: crowned single-headed eagle to the left with composite coat of arms encircled by the collar and jewel of an order on its chest. Below it, value indication. Year in legend. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this obje…
Partial type record
Jobel via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Prussia 3 Mark, Wilhelm II
1908-1914
The Prussia 3 Mark of Wilhelm II is a subsidiary silver coin struck between 1908 and 1914 for the Kingdom of Prussia within the monetary system of the German Empire. Struck to imperial standards, the piece served as legal tender up to 20 marks within the gold standard and was valid for circulation across all imperia…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
2 Mark from the German Empire, Prussia, Wilhelm II, 1913
1913
Silver jubilee coin. Obverse: bust of the emperor facing right. Below it a branch, under which the dates 1888 and 1913 and the letter A. Reverse: crowned single-headed eagle facing left with on its breast a composite coat of arms encircled by the collar of an order with jewel. Below it the value indication. Date in…
Partial type record
Entries by catalogue category
- Modern World Coins15
- Banknotes3
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 18th century5
- 19th century11
- 20th century2
Only the 18 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Silver13
- Paper3
- Gold1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
Confidence of the published entries
- Well documented1
- Documented17
Confidence reflects how well the sources support each entry's identification, not the object's quality or importance.
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