Duchy of Prussia (1525-1701), Kingdom of Prussia (1701-1918)
Independent State (1525-1871), State of the German Empire (1871-1918)
Location: Northern Germany, Pomerania, Baltic Region
Capital City: Königsberg (1525-1701), Berlin (1701-1918)
Government type: Absolute Monarchy (1525-1848), Semi-Constitutional Monarch (1848-1918)
Main languages: German, Polish
Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1525: Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, converts to Protestantism, disestablishing the Order State, and becoming Duke of Prussia as a vassal to Poland
1525-1657: Polish vassal
1618: Enters personal union with Brandenburg
1701: Annexed Brandenburg
1871: Unites the German States into the German Empire, with the King of Prussia becoming Emperor of Germany
Currency
First Thaler (1525-1701)
1 Thaler = 30 Groschen = 48 Schilling = 84 Dreier = 576 Pfennig
Second Thaler (1701-1821)
1 Thaler = 24 Groschen = 36 Mariengroschen = 72 Kreuzer = 96 Gröschel = 288 Pfennig
Vereinsthaler (1821-1871)
1 Vereinsthaler = 30 Silbergroschen = 360 Pfennig
Coins from Prussia in the collection
•1 Pfennig, 1792 (King Friedrich Wilhelm II (1786-1797), copper, Berlin mint, KM#353a)
•1/24 Thaler, 1753 (King Friedrich II (1740-1786), billon, Magdeburg mint, KM#263)
•1/6 Thaler, 1772 (King Friedrich II (1740-1786), silver (.521), Königsberg mint, KM#300)
•1/6 Thaler, 1812 (King Friedrich Wilhelm III (1797-1840), silver (.520), Berlin mint, KM#385)
•1 Thaler, 1784 (King Friedrich II (1740-1786), silver (.750), Königsberg mint, KM#332)
•1 Pfennig, 1812 (King Friedrich Wilhelm III (1797-1840), copper, Breslau mint, KM#405)
•3 Pfennig, 1860 (King Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1840-1861), copper, Berlin mint, KM#453)
•1 Silbergroschen, 1824 (King Friedrich Wilhelm III (1797-1840), billon, Berlin mint, KM#410)
•1/6 Thaler, 1822 (King Friedrich Wilhelm III (1797-1840), silver (.520), Berlin mint, KM#411)
•1 Thaler, 1861 (King Wilhelm I (1861-1888), silver (.900), Berlin mint, KM#488) Commemorative: Coronation of King Wilhelm I