Thomás Ribeiro
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 15:08
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 15:08
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Hello!
I reasearched this jeton, but couldnt find an exact match! 1.3g and 21mm
any help is welcome!
CassTaylor
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 15:20
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 15:20
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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?
Thomás Ribeiro
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 15:33
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 15:33
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Exactly, but I wasnt able to find an exact match!
ZacUK
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 18:28
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 18:28
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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.
Essor Prof
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 18:48
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 18:48
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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 ...
Thomás Ribeiro
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 19:12
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 19:12
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Thanks everyone for all the info!
PetrusAscanus
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 20:02
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Posted: 9-Aug-2018, 20:02
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Indeed nice information! Thanks
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