1689, Brandenburg-Prussia, Frederick III. Silver 2/3 Thaler (Gulden) Coin.
Mint Year: 1689 Mint Place: Berlin Reference: Davenport 270, KM-556. Denomination: 2/3 Thaler (Gulden) Mint Official: Lorenz Christoph Schneider (L.C.S.) Condition: Minor marginal oxidation area with light rusty deposits in reverse at 10 o'clock, otherwise XF+ Material: Silver Weight: 16.65gm Diameter: 36mm
Obverse: Armored bust of Frederick III as Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia right. Legend: FRIDER III DG M B S R I A C & EL
Reverse: Ducal crown on composite coat-of-arms of Brandenburg-Prussia, flanked by mint official´s initials (LC-S). Value (2/3) inside oval frame below. Legend: MONETA NOVA (2/3) BRANDENB 1689
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.