Prussian Coins

Obverse of 1816 Germany Prussia One Sixth Thaler

Germany

Reverse of 1816 Germany Prussia One Sixth Thaler

Obverse of 1825 Germany Prussia One Pfennig

Reverse of 1825 Germany Prussia One Pfennig

Obverse of 1843 Germany Prussia One Twelfth Thaler

Countries

Reverse of 1843 Germany Prussia One Twelfth Thaler

Brief German States History
For many centuries Germany was in actuality a large number of states, some large, others small, and power rested mainly with the lords of each state. The Hapsburgs attempted to unify Germany ending in the thirty years war 1618 - 1648, which devastated the German economy, and heightened the localisation of power. At this point it is estimated that there were as many as 1,800 separate states some with a population as few as 300 people. Otto von Bismarck was instrumental in unifying most of these states into a modern nation. On April 14th 1871, the king of Prussia, the largest and most powerful state become emperor William I. According to Krause, the new nation consisted of 4 kingdoms, 6 grand duchies and principalities, 3 free cities, and the province of Alsace-Lorraine.

Brief German History
Please see our main Germany page, for brief historical notes, and other possible coins of Germany.
The most prolific state for issuing coins was Prussia, as the largest, wealthiest and most influential, so that the most commonly encountered German gold coins are the 20 mark pieces of Prussia. These were issued from 1871 to 1915.
In 1913, the short-lived (until 1915 inclusive) uniformed bust of Kaiser Wilhelm II was introduced, perhaps as a belated effort to demonstrate the Kaiser's seniority over other German monarchs for being the Kaiser (Emperor) of Germany, as well as the King of Prussia. The 1915 issue was never released for circulation due to the first world war, and like the 1916 London Mint sovereign, which was also largely melted down for bullion, is therefore very scarce.

Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Alloy	ASW
One Pfennig	17		Copper
One Twelfth Thaler	21	3.2400	0.3750	0.0390
One Sixth Thaler	22	5.3450	0.5210	0.0895

Notes
Denomination = Face Value of Coin
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Weight = Total weight in grams
Fineness = Purity of silver alloy
Silver Content = Actual fine silver content in troy ounces.

Prices & Availability
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Date	Description	Mintage	Availability	Price £	Price $	Price €
1816	One Sixth Thaler		Yes	£Ask	$Ask	€Ask
1825	One Pfennig	1,591,000	Yes	£Ask	$Ask	€Ask
1843	One Twelfth Thaler		Yes	£Ask	$Ask	€Ask

See also our German States page on our sister website, Taxfreegold.

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