Prussia 2 pfennigs 1852 A

Germany · 1852 · 2 pfennigs

Circulating coinUncommonVF · Very fine

€5.00estimate in VF

N10384 KM452

RAReference number RARA-QNMP8

Circulating coin

2 Pfenninge of Frederick William IV (1846-1860)

The coin's story

This copper 2 pfennig coin was struck for the Kingdom of Prussia under Frederick William IV, king from 1840 to 1861. It is only a small-change coin, as the legend SCHEIDE MÜNZE indicates, and it announces its value: 180 EINEN THALER, that is one hundred and eighty coins to one thaler. The obverse shows the crowned arms of Prussia, the eagle holding the sceptre and the orb. The type was struck from 1846 to 1860, in Berlin (A) and Düsseldorf (D). From 1857, the coins followed the Vienna Monetary Convention, and their weight fell very slightly.

ObverseThe Arms of Prussia

180 EINEN THALER

Design: The crowned shield with the eagle displayed and crowned, holding a sceptre and an orb.
Legend: 180 EINEN THALER (one hundred and eighty to one thaler).

ReverseThe Value

2 PFENNIGE SCHEIDE MÜNZE 1852 A

Design: The value and the date in three lines, the mint letter in the exergue.
Legend: SCHEIDE MÜNZE (subsidiary coin).
Denomination: 2 PFENNINGE.
Date: 1852.
Mark: A, the Berlin Mint.