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unchanged but, because of rises in the price of silver, the metallic composition was changed in 1920 from 0.925 silver to 50% silver, 40% copper, 10% nickel, then again in 1922 to 50% silver, 50% copper, and again in 1927 to 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% nickel, 5% zinc. The changes in alloy after 1920 were due to the Mint's trying to find a silver alloy that would remain attractive as it wore. The inscriptions on the obverse of the original version of the George V florin were
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were minted in each year of the King's reign (1910–1936) except 1910 and 1934. The initial reverse design (1911–1926) was developed internally at the Royal Mint, and is intended to be that of the 1887 double florin, to which the Jubilee florin is very similar. The weight and diameter of the coin were
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of the currency in Britain dates as far back as 1682. Although nothing was done about early proposals, the adoption of decimal currencies in the United States, France and other nations in the late 18th and early 19th centuries renewed the call, and commissions in 1841 and 1843 called for the adoption
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announced its intent to issue a new ten pence piece, reduced in size. A smaller ten pence piece was issued in 1992, after which the old florin was demonetised on 30 June 1993. The florin, the first decimal coin, was the last coin in general circulation just prior to decimalisation to be withdrawn.
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reigned, coins of all denominations continued to be struck using the designs of George V, pending preparation of the new monarch's coinage. No coins depicting Edward VIII were officially released to circulation. A pattern florin exists for King Edward, which would have been due to receive approval
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around the time the King abdicated in December 1936. Although there is a tradition of alternating the direction the monarch faces with each reign, and George V had faced left, Edward believed that side more flattering. Thus, the obverse depicts the left-facing effigy of the King by
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was selected, and the committee also recommended some new reverses. This advisory committee recommended a different bust (also by Brock) be used on the florin to distinguish it from the half crown. The recommendation was not accepted, and the florin used the same "Veiled Head" or
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as used in England), Scotland, and Ireland arranged in a cruciform pattern shown on the reverse, and the nations' floral emblems in the angles (again with England's shown twice). The new florin closely resembles the Gothic crown of 1847; the obverse for both was designed by the
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These first coins were probably a shock to the public, as for the first time in nearly 200 years a British coin featured a portrait of the monarch wearing a crown. Even more of a shock, including (allegedly) to Queen Victoria herself, was the inscription on the obverse,
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coin was introduced of the same size, weight and metal composition as the florin. Thus, the florin ceased to be struck for circulation after the 1967-dated pieces. The new and the old circulated side by side as florins prior to
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and did not greatly alter the design of shields and sceptres, but removed the crowns from the shields and placed them on the sceptres. A "G", the King's initial, is at the centre of the design. The obverse inscription became
1529: 511:, following the Latin practice in abbreviations of doubling a final consonant for a plural. Thus, Victoria's title changed from "Queen of Britain" to "Queen of the Britains", including the colonies and other territories. 582:" obverse that was introduced to the silver and gold coinage in 1893. To better distinguish it from the half crown, the diameter was reduced from 29 to 28.5 millimetres (1.14 to 1.12 in). The obverse was inscribed 621:. The florin of King Edward VII was minted every year from 1902 to 1910. Its specifications remained at 11.3 grams weight and 28.5 millimetres diameter. The obverse shows the right-facing head of the King, inscribed 300:, and it kept that motif until 1937, when the national emblems were placed on it. The florin retained such a theme for the remainder of its run, though a new design was used from 1953, following the accession of 530:
in the centre. The Jubilee Head quickly proved unpopular, due in part to the crown worn by the Queen, which was deemed ridiculously small. The Jubilee florin shared its reverse with the short-lived
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The florin was introduced as part of an experiment in decimalisation that went no further at the time. The original florins, dated 1849, attracted controversy for omitting a reference to God from
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promised that a coin valued at one-tenth of a pound (two shillings) would be produced to test public opinion, with consideration to be given in future to the introduction of other decimal coins.
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Master of the Mint. The modern-day Britannia coinage, bullion pieces struck by the Royal Mint for investors and collectors, has a reverse that strongly resembles that of the Edwardian florin.
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In accordance with the plan for decimalisation of the currency (120 years after this denomination was first introduced in the initial plan to introduce a decimal currency), from 1968 the
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numbers on the obverse (found to the right of Victoria's brooch, possibly part of a Mint investigation into how long it took coinage dies to wear out. Beginning with some 1867 issues,
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Edwardus VII Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex Fidei Defensor Indiae Imperator, or Edward VII, by the Grace of God King of All the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India
448:(By the Grace of God) from the coin's inscription. This resulted in it being known as the "Godless florin". Further controversy was caused by the omission of the usual abbreviation 833:(15 February 1971) and as ten pence pieces after. Florins (usually dated 1947 or later) remained in circulation after Decimal Day. In 1987, following a study of the currency, the 3219: 769:'s independence. From 1947, the metal content was changed, as for all British silver circulating coins, to 75% copper, 25% nickel. This was due to the need for Britain to return 1295:
Georgius V Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex Fidei Defensor Indiae Imperator or George V, by the Grace of God King of All the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India
757:. The reverse, by Kruger Gray, depicts a crowned rose with a thistle and shamrock on either side. There is a G below the thistle and R below the shamrock, and the inscription 586:, together with a new reverse showing three shields separated by a rose, shamrock, and thistle (symbolising England, Ireland, and Scotland) under a crown, and the inscription 640:
De Saulles created the new florin in this manner to distinguish the coin from the half crown, as there had been complaints of confusion. He probably based the design on his
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was eventually settled upon, not because of the old English coin of that name, but because the Netherlands had a florin, or gulden, about that size and value. The original
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Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensor Indiae Imperatrix, or Victoria, by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India
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are omitted; they would remain absent for the coin's remaining existence. The obverse, by Thomas Humphrey Paget, shows the left-facing effigy of the King inscribed
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Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Regina Fidei Defensor, or Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God Queen of All the Britains, Defender of the Faith
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silver to the United States. The florin's diameter and weight remained unchanged at 11.3 grams and 28.5 millimetres, despite the change of alloy.
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The revised florin's diameter was increased to 30 millimetres (1.18 in) (the weight was unchanged), and all the lettering on the coin was in
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Given the unpopularity of the Jubilee bust, a committee was set up in February 1891 to recommend new designs. An obverse designed by
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Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensor, or Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith
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Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniae Regina Fidei Defensor, or Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of Britain Defender of the Faith
1945: 1513: 2894: 2255: 518:, a new obverse design, showing the queen as an older woman, debuted on the gold and silver coinage. This was dubbed the " 1401: 487:. The bust of Victoria and the heraldry on the reverse were largely unchanged. The Latin inscription on the obverse read 406:. Unlike the crown's Gothic script, the 1849 florin has Roman lettering. The 1849 florin, issued in silver, weighed 11.3 2753: 2687: 2305: 1979: 2748: 2692: 2661: 2325: 2271: 245: 526:. The various flora were removed from the florin's reverse and were replaced by sceptres between the shields with a 3153: 2796: 2682: 2651: 2330: 2988: 2589: 2538: 2315: 618: 607: 483:, resulting in it being known as the Gothic florin. The coin was by the same designers; its date was rendered in 429: 326:
calling for the introduction of a decimal currency and the striking of coins of one-tenth and one-hundredth of a
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Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensor, or Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God Queen, Defender of the Faith
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Edward VIII Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex or George V, by the Grace of God King of All the Britains
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Georgius V Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex or George V, by the Grace of God King of All the Britains
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Dyer, G.P.; Gaspar, P.P. (1992). "Reform, the New Technology and Tower Hill". In Challis, C.E. (ed.).
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as a very young woman, with the crowned shields of England (twice, per the usual arrangement of the
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the inscription had been a mistake, and the florin was redesigned for its next issue in 1851.
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The History of British Commerce and of the Economic Progress of the British Nation, 1763–1878
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standing holding a shield with her left hand and a trident with her right, and inscribed
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to be demonetised, in 1993, having for a quarter of a century circulated alongside the
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each year between 1953 and 1967, with proof coins dated 1970. The obverse shows the
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Both sides of the florin were redesigned following the accession of Victoria's son,
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in the centre surrounded by thistles, shamrocks and leeks, with the Latin phrase
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There was much discussion about what the coin should be called –
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deems "a most unusual and original reverse". It shows a windswept figure of
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of decimal coinage. In 1847, a motion was introduced in Parliament by Sir
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Florin, Coin Type from United Kingdom – Online Coin Club
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Coincraft's Standard Catalogue English & UK Coins 1066 to Date
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until 1948. From 1949, the coins were struck without the
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The modified florin, dated 1927 to 1936, was designed by
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The first florins were struck in 1849. They were in the
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Former coin of the United Kingdom and other territories
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Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins
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on the reverse. To aid in the decimal experiment, the
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Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India 514:In 1887, as part of a coinage redesign for 2855: 2841: 2833: 2667: 2263: 2249: 2241: 187: 141: 38: 3215:1849 establishments in the United Kingdom 813:H.W.A. Linecar has noted that the second 274:, identical in specifications and value. 791:ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT OMN REGINA 683:GEORGIVS V D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP 672:Florins bearing a left-facing effigy of 472:, Victoria's husband. Sheil said in the 391:royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom 3158: 2202:Coins of England and the United Kingdom 2006:"Florin, Coin Type from United Kingdom" 1377: 1243: 650:Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn 2103:. London: Frederick Warne and Co Ltd. 1952:from the original on 16 September 2017 644:(1895). The sitter for the design was 550:. The inscription on the obverse read 491:with the date, while the reverse read 1532:from the original on 30 December 2023 1515:A Financial History of Western Europe 625:, while the other side features what 7: 2016:from the original on 11 October 2017 1518:. Taylor & Francis. p. 60. 1404:from the original on 11 October 2017 565:The 1894 florin was designed by Sir 292:In 1911, following the accession of 2792:List of British banknotes and coins 2099:Josset, Christopher Robert (1962). 1929: 1866: 1815: 1788: 1747: 1642: 1343:Fidei Defensor Indiae Imperator, or 1317:Fidei Defensor Indiae Imperator, or 789:head of Queen Elizabeth, inscribed 717:Throughout 1936, the year in which 2144:. London: G. Bell & Sons Ltd. 2142:British Coin Designs and Designers 1422: 759:FID DEF IND IMP TWO SHILLINGS date 590:. This reverse was created by Sir 25: 1905: 1893: 1854: 1839: 1827: 1803: 1776: 1759: 1735: 1720: 1705: 1693: 1681: 1669: 1654: 1630: 1618: 1606: 1594: 1555: 1512:Kindleberger, Charles P. (2005). 1499: 1487: 1475: 1460: 1445: 1384: 3185: 3173: 3161: 2204:(52nd ed.). London: Spink. 1582: 699:GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX 396:Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint 2082:A New History of the Royal Mint 705:with the date and denomination 493:ONE FLORIN ONE TENTH OF A POUND 426:ONE FLORIN ONE TENTH OF A POUND 821:marks the bottom of the coin. 795:ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA 1: 2895:Netherlands Antillean guilder 2159:Lobel, Richard, ed. (1999) . 385:, and featured a portrait of 207:Edgar Fuller and Cecil Thomas 199:Various (floral design shown) 2180:The Story of British Coinage 728:EDWARDVS VIII D G BR OMN REX 507:on the obverse was rendered 369:Victorian issues (1849–1901) 3225:Coins of the United Kingdom 2182:. London: B. A. 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(1977). 777:Elizabeth II (1953–1970) 765:, in acknowledgement of 701:and the reverse one was 685:and on the reverse were 635:ONE FLORIN TWO SHILLINGS 588:ONE FLORIN TWO SHILLINGS 153:Profile of the monarch ( 94:(1893–1970) 28.5 mm 2944:British Guianan guilder 2916:Austro-Hungarian florin 958:1887 - 543,525 (Gothic) 669: 610: 598:Edward VII (1901–1910) 570: 470:Albert, Prince Consort 378: 3067:Florin (Italian coin) 3057:Florin (English coin) 3052:Florin (British coin) 2662:Five guineas (£5/5/–) 2647:Double sovereign (£2) 2623:Half sovereign (10/–) 2178:Seaby, Peter (1985). 2061:Craig, John (2010) . 1971:Robert Leach (2013). 742:George VI (1936–1952) 724:Thomas Humphrey Paget 667: 605: 564: 440:, omitting the usual 376: 32:Florin (English coin) 2759:Landmarks of Britain 2652:Two guineas (£2/2/–) 1609:, pp. 519, 523. 1490:, pp. 465, 467. 799:British Commonwealth 660:George V (1910–1936) 642:British trade dollar 536:Leonard Charles Wyon 438:VICTORIA REGINA 1849 363:Republic of Florence 3062:Florin (Irish coin) 3021:South German Gulden 2994:Japanese occupation 2964:East African florin 2744:Quintuple sovereign 2609:Quarter guinea (5/3 2599:Double florin (4/–) 2231:Pictures of Florins 2004:Club, Online Coin. 1932:, pp. 135–136. 1881:, pp. 589–590. 1857:, pp. 521–522. 1842:, pp. 166–167. 1779:, pp. 520–521. 1672:, pp. 517–519. 1645:, pp. 109–110. 1633:, pp. 473–474. 1597:, pp. 518–519. 1585:, pp. 474–476. 1463:, pp. 155–156. 1425:, pp. 130–131. 1387:, pp. 312–313. 835:Thatcher government 552:VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 466:Richard Lalor Sheil 43: 3036:Württemberg Gulden 3026:Surinamese guilder 2787:Sterling banknotes 2754:The Queen's Beasts 2618:Third guinea (7/–) 2571:Fifteen pence (1/3 2359:Quarter farthing ( 1985:on 25 October 2014 783:Queen Elizabeth II 736:TWO SHILLINGS 1937 713:Edward VIII (1936) 694:George Kruger Gray 670: 648:, the daughter of 611: 571: 462:Master of the Mint 379: 332:Russell government 3149: 3148: 3083:Caribbean guilder 3045:As a denomination 2949:Conventionsgulden 2830: 2829: 2767: 2766: 2724:Quarter sovereign 2628:Half guinea (10/6 2498:Three halfpence ( 2211:978-1-907427-98-5 2189:978-0-900652-74-5 2170:978-0-9526228-8-8 2151:978-0-7135-1931-0 2091:978-0-521-24026-0 2072:978-0-521-17077-2 1918:Dyer & Gaspar 1879:Dyer & Gaspar 1571:Dyer & Gaspar 1229:1967 - 22,000,000 1226:1966 - 84,547,000 1223:1965 - 48,723,000 1220:1964 - 16,313,000 1217:1963 - 25,580,000 1214:1962 - 35,129,903 1211:1961 - 37,735,315 1208:1960 - 13,831,782 1205:1959 - 14,080,319 1199:1957 - 33,071,282 1196:1956 - 47,824,500 1193:1955 - 25,887,253 1190:1954 - 13,085,422 1187:1953 - 11,998,710 1175:1951 - 27,431,747 1172:1950 - 24,375,003 1169:1949 - 28,614,939 1166:1948 - 67,553,838 1163:1947 - 22,910,085 1160:1946 - 22,300,254 1157:1945 - 25,858,049 1154:1944 - 27,560,005 1151:1943 - 26,711,987 1148:1942 - 39,895,245 1145:1941 - 24,451,079 1142:1940 - 18,700,338 1139:1939 - 20,850,607 1133:1937 - 13,033,183 1103:1929 - 16,397,279 1100:1928 - 11,087,186 1085:1923 - 21,546,533 1082:1922 - 23,861,044 1079:1921 - 34,863,895 1076:1920 - 15,387,833 1070:1918 - 29,211,792 1067:1917 - 11,181,617 1064:1916 - 21,064,337 1061:1915 - 12,357,939 1058:1914 - 21,252,701 678:Bertram Mackennal 646:Susan Hicks-Beach 556:FID DEF BRITT REG 522:" and was by Sir 219: 218: 18:Two shilling coin 16:(Redirected from 3237: 3190: 3189: 3188: 3178: 3177: 3176: 3166: 3165: 3164: 3157: 3142: 3136: 3131: 3125: 3120: 3114: 3006:Neuchâtel gulden 2890:Hungarian forint 2857: 2850: 2843: 2834: 2817:Coins of Ireland 2812:Scottish coinage 2807:Old Head coinage 2782: 2739:Double sovereign 2668: 2657:Five pounds (£5) 2516: 2514: 2513: 2510: 2507: 2503: 2480: 2478: 2477: 2474: 2471: 2456: 2454: 2453: 2450: 2447: 2432: 2430: 2429: 2426: 2423: 2403: 2401: 2400: 2397: 2394: 2388:Third farthing ( 2374: 2372: 2371: 2368: 2365: 2300: 2298: 2297: 2294: 2291: 2272:Sterling coinage 2265: 2258: 2251: 2242: 2215: 2193: 2174: 2155: 2136: 2123:(2nd ed.). 2112: 2101:Money in Britain 2095: 2076: 2049: 2048: 2032: 2026: 2025: 2023: 2021: 2010:Online Coin Club 2001: 1995: 1994: 1992: 1990: 1984: 1978:. Archived from 1977: 1968: 1962: 1961: 1959: 1957: 1946:"Ten Pence Coin" 1942: 1933: 1927: 1921: 1915: 1909: 1903: 1897: 1891: 1882: 1876: 1870: 1864: 1858: 1852: 1843: 1837: 1831: 1825: 1819: 1813: 1807: 1801: 1792: 1786: 1780: 1774: 1763: 1757: 1751: 1745: 1739: 1733: 1724: 1718: 1709: 1703: 1697: 1691: 1685: 1679: 1673: 1667: 1658: 1652: 1646: 1640: 1634: 1628: 1622: 1616: 1610: 1604: 1598: 1592: 1586: 1580: 1574: 1568: 1559: 1553: 1542: 1541: 1539: 1537: 1509: 1503: 1497: 1491: 1485: 1479: 1473: 1464: 1458: 1449: 1443: 1426: 1420: 1414: 1413: 1411: 1409: 1394: 1388: 1382: 1366: 1363: 1357: 1354: 1348: 1346: 1341: 1335: 1333: 1328: 1322: 1320: 1315: 1309: 1307: 1302: 1296: 1293: 1287: 1284: 1278: 1275: 1269: 1266: 1260: 1257: 1251: 1248: 1202:1958 - 9,564,580 1136:1938 - 7,909,388 1121:1936 - 9,897,448 1118:1935 - 7,540,546 1115:1933 - 8,685,303 1109:1931 - 6,566,331 1106:1930 - 5,733,568 1094:1926 - 5,125,410 1091:1925 - 1,404,136 1088:1924 - 4,582,372 1073:1919 - 9,469,292 1055:1913 - 4,545,278 1052:1912 - 8,571,731 1049:1911 - 5,957,291 1038:1910 - 5,650,713 1035:1909 - 3,482,829 1032:1908 - 3,280,010 1029:1907 - 5,947,895 1026:1906 - 6,910,128 1023:1905 - 1,187,596 1020:1904 - 2,769,932 1014:1902 - 2,204,698 1003:1901 - 2,648,870 1000:1900 - 5,528,630 997:1899 - 3,966,953 994:1898 - 3,061,343 991:1897 - 1,699,921 988:1896 - 2,944,416 985:1895 - 2,182,968 982:1894 - 1,952,842 979:1893 - 1,667,415 970:1890 - 1,684,737 967:1889 - 2,973,561 964:1888 - 1,647,540 952:1885 - 1,758,210 949:1884 - 1,447,379 946:1883 - 3,555,667 943:1881 - 2,376,337 940:1880 - 2,161,170 937:1879 - 1,512,247 934:1878 - 1,786,680 925:1875 - 1,117,030 922:1874 - 1,642,630 919:1873 - 5,921,839 916:1872 - 7,199,690 913:1871 - 3,425,605 910:1870 - 1,080,648 895:1865 - 1,580,040 892:1864 - 1,861,200 883:1860 - 1,475,100 880:1859 - 2,568,060 877:1858 - 2,239,380 874:1857 - 1,671,120 871:1856 - 2,201,760 862:1853 - 3,919,950 859:1852 - 1,014,552 820: 816: 808: 796: 792: 764: 760: 756: 752: 737: 733: 729: 708: 704: 700: 688: 684: 636: 624: 589: 585: 557: 553: 510: 506: 497:Royal Commission 494: 490: 474:House of Commons 451: 443: 439: 427: 419: 418: 414: 257: 256: 252: 191: 145: 128:Years of minting 115:(1920–1946) 50% 91: 88:(1887–1892) 29.5 85: 82:(1851–1886) 30.0 79: 44: 21: 3245: 3244: 3240: 3239: 3238: 3236: 3235: 3234: 3200: 3199: 3196: 3186: 3184: 3174: 3172: 3162: 3160: 3152: 3150: 3145: 3140: 3134: 3129: 3123: 3118: 3112: 3104: 3087: 3071: 3040: 2969:Fribourg gulden 2939:Bavarian gulden 2904: 2873: 2861: 2831: 2826: 2802:Jubilee coinage 2780: 2763: 2707: 2666: 2642:Guinea (£1/1/–) 2590:Half crown (2/6 2511: 2508: 2505: 2504: 2501: 2499: 2475: 2472: 2469: 2468: 2466: 2451: 2448: 2445: 2444: 2442: 2427: 2424: 2421: 2420: 2418: 2417:Half farthing ( 2398: 2395: 2392: 2391: 2389: 2369: 2366: 2363: 2362: 2360: 2345: 2295: 2292: 2289: 2288: 2286: 2274: 2269: 2222: 2212: 2196: 2190: 2177: 2171: 2158: 2152: 2139: 2115: 2098: 2092: 2079: 2073: 2060: 2057: 2052: 2034: 2033: 2029: 2019: 2017: 2003: 2002: 1998: 1988: 1986: 1982: 1975: 1970: 1969: 1965: 1955: 1953: 1944: 1943: 1936: 1928: 1924: 1916: 1912: 1904: 1900: 1892: 1885: 1877: 1873: 1865: 1861: 1853: 1846: 1838: 1834: 1826: 1822: 1814: 1810: 1802: 1795: 1787: 1783: 1775: 1766: 1758: 1754: 1746: 1742: 1734: 1727: 1719: 1712: 1704: 1700: 1692: 1688: 1680: 1676: 1668: 1661: 1653: 1649: 1641: 1637: 1629: 1625: 1617: 1613: 1605: 1601: 1593: 1589: 1581: 1577: 1569: 1562: 1554: 1545: 1535: 1533: 1526: 1511: 1510: 1506: 1498: 1494: 1486: 1482: 1474: 1467: 1459: 1452: 1444: 1429: 1421: 1417: 1407: 1405: 1396: 1395: 1391: 1383: 1379: 1375: 1370: 1369: 1364: 1360: 1355: 1351: 1344: 1342: 1338: 1331: 1329: 1325: 1318: 1316: 1312: 1305: 1303: 1299: 1294: 1290: 1285: 1281: 1276: 1272: 1267: 1263: 1258: 1254: 1250:Victoria, Queen 1249: 1245: 1240: 1235: 1178: 1124: 1006: 844: 818: 814: 806: 794: 793:(1953 only) or 790: 779: 762: 758: 754: 750: 744: 735: 732:FID DEF IND IMP 731: 727: 715: 706: 703:FID DEF IND IMP 702: 698: 686: 682: 668:The 1932 florin 662: 634: 622: 600: 587: 583: 555: 551: 548:Arabic numerals 520:Jubilee coinage 508: 504: 492: 488: 449: 441: 437: 425: 416: 412: 411: 371: 315: 310: 272:ten-pence piece 254: 250: 249: 176: 175:1953 (portrait) 119: 114: 93: 89: 87: 83: 81: 77: 49: 41: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3243: 3241: 3233: 3232: 3227: 3222: 3217: 3212: 3202: 3201: 3195: 3194: 3192:United Kingdom 3182: 3170: 3147: 3146: 3144: 3143: 3132: 3121: 3109: 3106: 3105: 3103: 3102: 3095: 3093: 3089: 3088: 3086: 3085: 3079: 3077: 3073: 3072: 3070: 3069: 3064: 3059: 3054: 3048: 3046: 3042: 3041: 3039: 3038: 3033: 3028: 3023: 3018: 3013: 3011:Rhenish gulden 3008: 3003: 2998: 2997: 2996: 2986: 2981: 2976: 2974:Guldengroschen 2971: 2966: 2961: 2956: 2951: 2946: 2941: 2936: 2931: 2912: 2910: 2906: 2905: 2903: 2902: 2897: 2892: 2887: 2881: 2879: 2875: 2874: 2862: 2860: 2859: 2852: 2845: 2837: 2828: 2827: 2825: 2824: 2819: 2814: 2809: 2804: 2799: 2794: 2789: 2784: 2775: 2773: 2769: 2768: 2765: 2764: 2762: 2761: 2756: 2751: 2746: 2741: 2736: 2731: 2729:Half sovereign 2726: 2721: 2715: 2713: 2709: 2708: 2706: 2705: 2700: 2695: 2690: 2685: 2680: 2674: 2672: 2665: 2664: 2659: 2654: 2649: 2644: 2639: 2637:Sovereign (£1) 2634: 2625: 2620: 2615: 2606: 2601: 2596: 2587: 2582: 2568: 2566:Shilling (1/–) 2563: 2554: 2545: 2536: 2527: 2522:(Ceylon & 2495: 2486: 2462: 2438: 2414: 2385: 2355: 2353: 2347: 2346: 2344: 2343: 2338: 2333: 2328: 2323: 2318: 2313: 2308: 2303: 2282: 2280: 2279:Decimal system 2276: 2275: 2270: 2268: 2267: 2260: 2253: 2245: 2239: 2238: 2233: 2228: 2221: 2220:External links 2218: 2217: 2216: 2210: 2194: 2188: 2175: 2169: 2156: 2150: 2137: 2113: 2096: 2090: 2077: 2071: 2056: 2053: 2051: 2050: 2027: 1996: 1973:"Legal Tender" 1963: 1948:. Royal Mint. 1934: 1922: 1920:, p. 588. 1910: 1908:, p. 172. 1898: 1896:, p. 522. 1883: 1871: 1869:, p. 170. 1859: 1844: 1832: 1830:, p. 521. 1820: 1818:, p. 128. 1808: 1806:, p. 520. 1793: 1791:, p. 127. 1781: 1764: 1762:, p. 647. 1752: 1750:, p. 124. 1740: 1738:, p. 161. 1725: 1723:, p. 519. 1710: 1708:, p. 158. 1698: 1696:, p. 477. 1686: 1684:, p. 342. 1674: 1659: 1657:, p. 157. 1647: 1635: 1623: 1611: 1599: 1587: 1575: 1573:, p. 537. 1560: 1558:, p. 156. 1543: 1525:978-0415378673 1524: 1504: 1502:, p. 155. 1492: 1480: 1478:, p. 313. 1465: 1450: 1448:, p. 517. 1427: 1415: 1389: 1376: 1374: 1371: 1368: 1367: 1358: 1349: 1336: 1323: 1310: 1297: 1288: 1279: 1270: 1261: 1252: 1242: 1241: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1233: 1230: 1227: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1215: 1212: 1209: 1206: 1203: 1200: 1197: 1194: 1191: 1188: 1184: 1177: 1176: 1173: 1170: 1167: 1164: 1161: 1158: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1146: 1143: 1140: 1137: 1134: 1130: 1123: 1122: 1119: 1116: 1113: 1112:1932 - 717,041 1110: 1107: 1104: 1101: 1098: 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Index

Two shilling coin
Florin (English coin)
shillings
92.5% Ag
Ag
Cupronickel

Elizabeth II
Mary Gillick

British
shilling piece
coin
pound
pence
decimalisation
ten-pence piece
Queen Victoria
reverse
Britannia
George V
Victorian era
Elizabeth II
decimalisation
John Bowring
pound
Russell government
florin
Republic of Florence
Both sides of a silver coin, with a crowned woman on one side and shields on the other

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