1696, Brandenburg, Frederick III. Nice Silver 3 Groschen Coin. VF
Mint year: 1696
Reference: KM-602. R!
Denomination: 3 Groschen
Mint Place: Königsberg (Kaliningrad)
Condition: A few deposits, otherwise VF
Diameter: 20mm
Material: Silver
Weight: 1.53gm
Obverse: Wreathed and mailed bust of Frederick III as Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia right.
Legend: FRID III DG M E S R I A C & E
Reverse: Ducal crown above value as a roman numeral (III) and three shilds. Mint official's initials (S-D) in field below.
Legend: SUPREMUS DUX IN PRUSSIA 1696
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Frederick I (German: Friedrich I.) (11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia). The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia (1701–1713). From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel (German: Fürstentum Neuenburg). He was also the grandfather of Frederick the Great.