1834-A Prussia Silver Thaler – Friedrich Wilhelm III (Berlin Mint)

1834-A Prussia Silver Thaler – Friedrich Wilhelm III (Berlin Mint)

This is a classic early 19th-century Prussian Thaler from the post-Napoleonic era, struck at the Berlin Mint (“A”) under King Friedrich Wilhelm III. These silver pieces were key circulation coins in Prussia and the German states.

Key Details:

•  Issuer: Kingdom of Prussia

•  Ruler: Friedrich Wilhelm III

•  Mint: Berlin (A)

•  Date: 1834

•  Catalog References: KM#419, Davenport 756 

•  Composition: .750 silver

•  Weight: 22.27 grams

•  Diameter: ~34 mm

•  Obverse: Right-facing bust of Friedrich Wilhelm III with the legend FRIEDR. WILHELM III KOENIG V. PREUSSEN (“Friedrich Wilhelm III King of Prussia”). Mint mark A below the bust.

•  Reverse: Crowned and complex quartered coat of arms of Prussia within a wreath, legend around: EIN THALER XIV EINE FEINE MARK * 1834 (indicating the denomination and fineness).

These thalers reflect Prussia’s stable currency system in the early 19th century. The detailed arms showcase Prussian heraldry.

Edge: Patterned or lettered (typically GOTT MIT UNS — “God With Us” 

This raw example displays solid circulated details with a clear portrait (good hair definition), sharp legends, and well-defined coat of arms on the reverse. Some typical wear, marks, and attractive old toning consistent with its age and history. A solid representative of this popular Prussian type for collectors of German States silver.

Coin pictured is the exact one you will receive.