Summary

Australia
Florin 1944
Mint: Melbourne

From 1942 until 1944 mints in the United States of America and India were also employed to strike Australian coins.

Physical Description

A silver coin (28 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D :G: BR: OMN: REX F .D. IND: IMP: ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials H.P. The reverse features the Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia, as authorised by Royal Warrant 19 September 1912 - composed of a shield divided into six parts, each containing a representation of the badge of a State. The shield is supported by a kangaroo and an emu standing on a grassy mound accompanied by small branches of wattle. Above the shield is a crown. Around above, FLORIN between two seven pointed stars; and below, in the exergue, the date, 1944 curved below which, AUSTRALIA. The artist's initials KG are in the field above the back of the emu.

Obverse Description

Bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials H.P.

Reverse Description

Based on the arms of the Commonwealth of Australia, as authorised by Royal Warrant 19 September 1912 - composed of a shield divided into six parts, each containing a representation of the badge of a State (although that of South Australia is depicted as three sheaves of wheat above a rising sun instread of the authorised Piping Shrike). The shield is supported by a kangaroo and an emu standing on a grassy mound accompanied by small branches of wattle. Above the shield is a crown instead of the Federation star. Around above, FLORIN between two seven pointed stars; below, in the exergue, the date, 1944 curved below which, AUSTRALIA. The artist's initials KG are in the field above the back of the emu.

Edge Description

Milled

Significance

See sup file for suggestion from Treasury that overtime could be dropped at this time

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