Jeton [solved]

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Hello!

I reasearched this jeton, but couldnt find an exact match! 1.3g and 21mm
any help is welcome!
I can tell you straight off the bat that it's from Prussia; the monarch on the token is probably King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia.

Obverse legend: FRID. WILH. II BOR. REX

Reverse legende: EH(R?P?) DEN KÖNIG

Possibly a coronation token?
Exactly, but I wasnt able to find an exact match!
Reverse: EHRE DEN KÖNIG

Also this Dutch website mentions the lettering (but no pictures) ...
http://www.muntenbodemvondsten.nl/index.php?topic=36776.0
with the lettering from earlier reply
Obverse: FRID WILH II BOR REX
and on the site it says 22mm diameter so is probably the same jeton.

Translations
Obverse: Fridericus Wilhelmus II Borussorum Rex [Frederick William II, King of Prussia]
Reverse: Ehre den König [Honour the King]

Looks like a Rechen Pfenning or jeton in brass made by Lauer in Nuremberg, Germany.
For those who don't understand Dutch, here is the story behind the link ZackUK provided:

This coin/token was scattered around for the inauguration of King Friedrich Wilhelm II, and that coin/token was legal tender only on that day, so that anyone who had picked up the coin/token could grab a beer on the King's account ...
Thanks everyone for all the info!
Indeed nice information! Thanks
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