⅙ Thaler - Frederick William III (Mint Visit) 1819 front ⅙ Thaler - Frederick William III (Mint Visit) 1819 back
⅙ Thaler - Frederick William III (Mint Visit) 1819 photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

⅙ Thaler - Frederick William III Mint Visit

1819 year
Silver (.521) 5.46 g -
Description
Issuer
Kingdom of Prussia (German States)
King
Frederick William III (Friedrich Wilhelm III) (1797-1840)
Type
Circulating commemorative coin
Year
1819
Value
⅙ Thaler
Currency
Thaler
Composition
Silver (.521)
Weight
5.46 g
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#304407
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
F W L
WILLKOMMEN
THEURER
KOENIGS-SOHN
AN DER
DÜSSEL
1819

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted to commemorate the visit of Frederick William III, the King of Prussia, to the Berlin Mint in 1819. The coin's design features an image of the king on one side and the mint's logo on the other, making it a unique and collectible piece of numismatic history.