Friedrich Wilhelm IV - 1/6 Thaler 1849 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia

Issuer: Kingdom of Prussia (German States)
King Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1840-1861)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1849 (1841-1852) 
Value: ⅙ Reichsthaler = 1⁄84 Cologne Mark
Currency: Vereinsthaler (1821-1873)
Composition: Silver (.521)
Weight: 5.1 g.
Diameter: 23 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Grade: VF20
Mintage: 2,560,977
Orientation: Medal Alignment ↑↑
Reference: KM# 436

Obverse:
Bust of Friedrich Wilhelm IV to right, legend around and Mintmark below head.

Lettering:
FRIEDR. WILH. IV KOENIG V. PREUSSEN
A

Reverse:
Crowned coat of arms and surrounded by the great cordon (Prussian decoration) value around and date below.

Lettering: 
VI EINEN THALER LXXXIV EINE F.M.
18 49

Edge:
Smooth with incused legend and ornaments.

Lettering: GOTT MIT UNS

Translation: God with us.

Mints:
A  → Berlin, Germany (1280-date).
D → Düsseldorf, Germany.

Comments:
1/6 thaler = 5 groschen = 60 pfennig

This type has two variations on the reverse:
• Coins minted in 1841 and 1842 in Berlin and Düsseldorf have a wider, higher crown touching the scroll and almost the legend.
• From 1843 onwards, the crown is narrower and lower.

SCWC and NGC are not reliable sources for this type. They differentiate these two types by the references KM#436.1 (wide crown) and KM#436.2 (narrow crown). However, they mistakenly mention wide-crown types for the years 1843-1845 D.

The 1851 A vintage mentioned by the SCWC does not exist (see commentary in the Olding).

Referencia : KM# 436

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Colección : German States coins