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KINGDOM OF PRUSSIA.
The Kingdom of Prussia – the leading state of the German Empire. Its first capital – Koenigsberg, from 1486 – Berlin.
The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians, a Baltic people related to the Lithuanians and Latvians. In the 13th century, 'Old Prussia' was conquered by the Teutonic Knights. Their monastic state was Germanized following the Ostsiedlung.
The Thirteen Years' War (1454 – 1466) began when the Prussian Confederation, a coalition of Hanseatic cities of western Prussia, rebelled against the Order and requested help from the Polish king. The Teutonic Knights were forced to acknowledge the sovereignty and pay tribute to King Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland in the Second Peace of Thorn (1466), losing western Prussia (Royal Prussia) to Poland in the process.
In 1525 during the Protestant Reformation, the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, Albert, secularized the order's Prussian territory, becoming Albert, Duke of Prussia. His duchy, which had its capital in Königsberg, was established as a fief of the Crown of Poland.
Prussia became a hereditary domain of the House of Hohenzollern. The second duke, Albrecht Friedrich only ruled effectively until 1578 and the duchy was administrated by other members of the rest of the 16th century. Albrecht Friedrich died in 1618 and the duchy was untied with the Electorate of Brandenburg to become Brandenburg-Prussia.
Elector Friedrich III of Brandenburg-Prussia (1688 – 1713) was accorded the title of 'King in Prussia' in 1701 as a reward for his support of Austria during the War of the Spanish Succession.
The state of Brandenburg-Prussia became commonly known as 'Prussia', although most of its territory, in Brandenburg, Pomerania, and western Germany, lay outside of Prussia proper.
During the reign of King Friedrich William II (1786 – 1797), Prussia annexed additional Polish territory through further Partitions of Poland.
During the Napoleonic Wars (1792 – 1815), Prussia was allied with Saxony and they were soundly defeated at Jena in 1806. The Congress of Vienna in 1815 awarded Prussia part of Pomerania, the northern half of Saxony (with Mansfeld), much of Westphalia and the Rhineland.
After defeating Denmark in 1864 and Austrian in 1866, Prussia acquired Schleswig-Holstein, Hannover, Hesse-Cassel, Nassau and Frankfurt am Main. By winning the Franco-Prussian War (1870 – 1871), Prussia became the pivotal state in the unification of Germany in 1871. King Wilhelm I was proclaimed Kaiser (Emperor) of all Germany.
The Coat of Arms of Prussia: the Prussian crowned eagle with 'FR' (Fridericus Rex, 'King Frederick') on its breast was placed in an escutcheon on the shield with 25 quarters instead of the electoral scepter. All the helmets made way for one royal crown.
The rulers, who struck coins (in Germany Empire):
• Reign: 02.01.1861 (Kaiser from 18.01. 1871) – 09.03.1888 – Wilhelm I (born: 22.03.1797 – died: 09.03.1888),
• Reign: 09.03. – 15.06. 1888 – Friedrich III (born: 18.10.1831 – died: 15.06.1888),
• Reign: 15.06.1888 – 09.11.1918 – Wilhelm II (born: 27.01.1859 – died: 04.06.1941).

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	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: – Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm I (1861 – 1888) right. Semicircular inscription: WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN. Beneath it – mint mark (variants: A, B, C). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called small eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH ∙ ZWEI MARK, year of issue. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. This type of coin has been struck in 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1883, 1884, was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 5 Mark Year: 1874 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm I (1861 – 1888) right. Semicircular inscription: WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (variants: A, B, C). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called small eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1874 ∙ FÜNF MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 38 mm. Weight – 27.778 g., thickness 2.8 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. Mintage: 838 000 (А; Berlin). This type of coin has been struck in 1874 – 1876, was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. Country or town: Germany
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: 1888 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of Kaiser Friedrich III (1888) right. Semicircular inscription: FRIEDRICH DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (Berlin). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called small eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1888 ∙ ZWEI MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. Mintage: 500 000. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 5 Mark Year: 1888 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of Kaiser Friedrich III (1888) right. Semicircular inscription: FRIEDRICH DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (Berlin). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called small eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1888 ∙ FÜNF MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 38 mm. Weight – 27.778 g., thickness 2.8 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. Mintage: 200 000. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: 1888 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1888 – 1918) right. Semicircular inscription: WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KONIG V. PREUSSEN. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (Berlin). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called small eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1888 ∙ ZWEI MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. Mintage: 141 000. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany

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