The consequence of losing the war with Poland and Lithuania is the marked deterioration of Prussian money. The Order, forced to pay a very high ransom (100,000 kop of Prague pennies), is in decline. Characteristic of Plauen's shillings is the weaker quality of minting and lower-grade silver (by the end of Plauen's reign, according to Waschinski, shillings contained about 38% pure bullion).
A rarer variety with a ball above both shields.
Nice state of preservation for this reign.
