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Name or Denominations
1 Florin (0.1)
Issuer
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Ruler
Victoria (1837-1901)
Year of Minting
1848
Currency
Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
11.15 g
Diameter
NA
Thickness
NA
Material
Silver (.925)
Shape
Round
Edge Type
NA
Technique
Milled
Front design
Young laureate portrait of Queen Victoria left, legend around, date below.
Back design
Central royal cypher within tressure of four arches, with rose, thistle, plumes of the Prince of Wales and shamrock interweaved, legend around.
Year of Minting
1848
Queen
Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint location
Royal Mint (Tower Hill) , London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: VICTORIA REGINA 1848 Reverse: ONE FLORIN VR ICH DIEN TWO SHILLINGS
Context
The 1840s through to the 1860s was a time of active experimentation in British coinage, with many new designs and innovations introduced; the Florin represented an effort to 'decimalise', to simplify the overly complex system of interlocking denominations within the British numismatic series (an effort which had been suggested as early as 1682). Being worth 2 Shillings, ten Florins equaled one Pound, a step in the right direction, and in 1847 Wyon and Dyce were tasked with designing this new denomination from the ground up.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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