Florin, Coin Type from United Kingdom

Florin, Coin Type from United Kingdom (issued 1848 - 1967)

Coin Type	Florin
The British two shilling coin, also known as the florin or "two bob bit", was issued from 1848 until 1967. It was worth one tenth of a pound, or twenty-four old pence. It should not be confused with the medieval gold florin, which was nominally worth six shillings. In 1968, in the run-up to decimalisation, the two shilling coin was superseded by the decimal ten pence coin, which had the same value and initially the same size and weight. It continued in circulation, alongside the ten pence coin, until 1993, when the 10p was reduced in size.
Obverse	Effigy of the ruling British monarch, legend in Latin.
Obverse Inscription	Legend of the ruling British monarch
Reverse
Reverse Inscription
Edge
Edge Inscription

All Coins of Type: Florin (117)

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Florin 1848 (Proof only)	unknown	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	VICTORIA REGINA 1848
Florin 1849 Godless	413,320	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	VICTORIA REGINA 1849
Florin 1851	1,540	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdcccli
Florin 1852	1,014,552	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclii
Florin 1853	3,919,950	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdcccliii
Florin 1854	550,413	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdcccliv
Florin 1855	831,017	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclv
Florin 1856	2,201,760	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclvi
Florin 1857	1,671,120	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclvii
Florin 1858	2,239,380	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclviii
Florin 1859	2,568,060	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclix
Florin 1860	1,475,100	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclx
Florin 1862	594,000	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxii
Florin 1863	938,520	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxiii
Florin 1864	1,861,200	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxiv
Florin 1865	1,580,040	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxv
Florin 1866	914,760	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxvi
Florin 1867	423,720	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxvii
Florin 1868	869,940	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxviii
Florin 1869	297,000	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxix
Florin 1870	1,080,648	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxx
Florin 1871	3,425,605	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxi
Florin 1872	7,199,690	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxii
Florin 1873	5,921,839	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxiii
Florin 1874	1,642,630	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxiv
Florin 1875	1,117,030	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxv
Florin 1876	580,034	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxvi
Florin 1877	682,292	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxvii
Florin 1878	1,786,680	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxviii
Florin 1879	1,512,247	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxix
Florin 1880	2,161,170	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxx
Florin 1881	2,576,337	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxxi
Florin 1883	3,555,667	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxxiii
Florin 1884	1,447,379	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxxiv
Florin 1885	1,758,210	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxxv
Florin 1886	591,773	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxxvi
Florin 1887 Gothic	1,776,903	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxvxxxvii
Florin 1887 Jubilee	1,776,903	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1888	1,547,540	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1889	2,973,561	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1890	1,684,737	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1891	836,438	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1892	283,401	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1893	1,667,415	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Florin 1894	1,952,842	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Florin 1895	2,182,968	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Florin 1896	2,944,416	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Florin 1897	1,699,921	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Florin 1898	3,061,343	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Florin 1899	3,966,953	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Florin 1900	5,528,630	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Florin 1901	2,648,870	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Florin 1902	2,204,698	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Florin 1903	995,298	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Florin 1904	2,769,932	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Florin 1905	1,187,596	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Florin 1906	6,910,128	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Florin 1907	5,947,895	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Florin 1908	3,280,010	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Florin 1909	3,482,829	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Florin 1910	5,650,713	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Florin 1911	5,957,291	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1912	8,571,731	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1913	4,545,278	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1914	21,252,701	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1915	12,357,939	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1916	21,064,337	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1917	11,181,617	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1918	29,211,792	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1919	9,469,292	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1920	15,387,833	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1921	34,863,895	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1922	23,861,044	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1923	21,546,533	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1924	4,582,372	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1925	1,404,136	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1926	5,125,410	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1927 (Proof only)	15,000	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1928	11,087,186	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1929	16,397,279	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1930	5,733,568	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1931	6,556,331	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1932	717,041	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1933	8,685,303	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1935	7,540,546	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1936	9,897,448	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1937	13,033,183	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1938	7,909,388	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1939	20,850,607	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1940	18,700,338	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1941	24,451,079	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1942	39,895,243	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1943	26,711,987	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1944	27,560,005	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1945	25,858,049	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1946	22,300,254	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1947	22,910,085	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1948	67,553,636	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1949	28,614,939	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1950	24,375,003	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1951	27,431,747	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1953	11,998,710	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT: OMN: REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1954	13,085,422	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1955	25,887,253	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1956	47,824,500	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1957	33,071,282	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1958	9,564,580	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1959	14,080,319	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1960	13,831,782	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1961	37,735,315	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1962	35,129,903	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1963	25,580,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1964	16,313,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1965	48,723,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1966	84,574,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1967	22,000,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +
Two Shillings (Florin) 1970 (Proof only)	750,476	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA +

Florin: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Sub-types	Godless Florin Gothic Florin Jubilee Florin Florin Three Shields Florin Britannia Florin George V First Issue Florin George V First Issue (Debased) Florin George V Second Issue Florin George VI (Silver) Florin George VI (CuproNickel) Florin Elizabeth II
From	1848
To	1967
Face Value	2 (x Shilling)
Current	No (demonetised 1993)
Material	Silver to 1946, then CuproNickel
Designer
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size (mm)
Mass (g)

Florin: Photos

Image	Details
	Pattern Coin - Florin, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1848 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Godless florin (1848 - 1849). Source
	Proof Coin - Florin, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1880 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Gothic florin (1851 - 1887). Source
	Great Britain 1887 florin KM-762 Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Jubilee type (1887 - 1892). Source
	Proof Coin - Florin, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1893 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Three shields reverse (1893 - 1901). Source
	Great Britain 1907 florin Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles Notes: Britannia reverse (1902 - 1910). Source
	Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), George V, Great Britain, 1911 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: George V First Issue (1911 - 1926). Source
	Proof Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), George V, Great Britain, 1928 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: George V Second Issue (1927 - 1936). Source
	Proof Coin - Florin, George VI, Great Britain, 1947 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: George VI Silver and CuproNickel common reverse (1937 - 1951). Source
	Proof Coin - Florin, Elizabeth II, Great Britain, 1953 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Queen Elizabeth II common reverse (1953 - 1970). Source
	Pattern Coin - Florin, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1848 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Queen Victoria, Gothic portrait and Arabic date (1848 - 1849). Source
	Proof Coin - Florin, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1880 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Queen Victoria, Gothic portrait and Roman date (1851 - 1887). Source
	Great Britain 1887 florin KM-762 Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Queen Victoria, Jubilee Head (1887 - 1892). Source
	Proof Coin - Florin, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1893 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Queen Victoria, Veiled head (1893 - 1901). Source
	Great Britain 1907 florin Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles Notes: King Edward VII (1902 - 1910). Source
	Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), George V, Great Britain, 1911 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: King George V (1911 - 1936). Source
	Proof Coin - Florin, George VI, Great Britain, 1947 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: King George VI (1937 - 1951). Source
	Proof Coin - Florin, Elizabeth II, Great Britain, 1953 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Elizabeth II, Queen of all the Britains (1953). Source

Relevant Links

Two shilling coin - Wikipedia

The Royal Mint Museum: Florin

Florin, Coin Type from United Kingdom - detailed information