Prussia 3 pfennig 1852 A

Germany · 1852 · 3 pfennigs

Circulating coinUncommonVF · Very fine

€3.79estimate in VF

N6170 KM453

RAReference number RARA-EX8YT

Circulating coin

3 Pfenninge of Frederick William IV (1846-1860)

The coin's story

This copper 3 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: 120 EINEN THALER, that is one hundred and twenty 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). According to Numista, the statutory weight fell slightly in 1857, from 4.567 g to 4.5 g.

ObverseThe Arms of Prussia

120 EINEN THALER

Design: The crowned shield with the eagle displayed, holding a sceptre and an orb.
Legend: 120 EINEN THALER (one hundred and twenty to one thaler).

ReverseThe Value

SCHEIDE MÜNZE 3 PFENNINGE 1852 A

Design: The value and the date in three lines, the mint letter in the exergue.
Legend: SCHEIDE MÜNZE (subsidiary coin).
Denomination: 3 PFENNINGE.
Date: 1852.
Mark: A, the Berlin Mint.