1 Florin - Victoria 1851-1887

Weight

11.31 g

Diameter

30 mm

Thickness

2 mm

Material

Silver (.925)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Milled

Front design

Crowned bust of Queen Victoria left, legend and date around.

Back design

Crowned cruciform shields of England, Scotland and Ireland, national flower emblems in angles, legend around.

Year of Minting

1851-1887

Queen

Victoria (1837-1901)

Mint location

Royal Mint (Tower Hill) , London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Coin alignment ↑↓

Inscriptions

Obverse: Victoria d:g:britt: reg:f:d:mdccclxxvii Reverse: One florin one tenth of a pound

Context

The standard weight of these coins was 4/11 troy ounce (174.5 grains). Obverse die varieties: KM#746.1, Sp#3891 (1851-63) Type B1 - reads 'brit:', WW below bust, no die number; KM#746.3, Sp#3892 (1864-67) Type B2 - similar as last but die number below bust; KM#746.2, Sp#3893 (1868-79) Type B3 - similar as last but reads 'britt:' ; KM#746.2, Sp#3894 (1877 only) Type B4 - similar as last but border of 48 arcs, no WW below bust; KM#746.2, Sp#3895 (1877-78) Type B5 - similar as last but border of 42 arcs; KM#746.4, Sp#3897 (1877-79) Type B6 - similar reads 'britt:', WW, no die number, border of 48 arcs; KM#746.4, Sp#3898 (1879 only) Type B7 - similar as last but no WW, border of 38 arcs; KM#746.4, Sp#3900 (1880-87) Type B8 - similar as last but younger portrait, border of 34 arcs; KM#746.4, Sp#3901 (1887 only) Type B9 - similar as last but border of 46 arcs;

Rarity

Common

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0