Summary
Silver coin; Denomination: Florin
Royal Mint, London
George V (1911-1936)
A florin is a 2 shilling coin
Obverse Description
Bare head of the King facing left; below on neck truncation in small letters, B.M. (Bertram MacKennal); around, GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Reverse Description
Four flat topped shields forming a cross around the letter G, the shields bear the arms of England (top left and bottom right), Scotland (top right) and Ireland (bottom left); in the angles four crowned sceptres; around above, FID . DEF IND . IMP; around below, 1928 . ONE FLORIN
Edge Description
milled
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1928 AD
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Dimensions
28 mm (Outside Diameter), 11.31 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., Spink 4037 Pages
