Twenty Cents 1998 (Silver, 1938 Florin), Coin from Australia - detailed information

Crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In tiny letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around above the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1998. Around below, · TWENTY CENTS ·

Note that the (real, legal tender) value and denomination are on the obverse.

The reverse features the arms of the Commonwealth of Australia, as authorised by Royal Warrant 19 September 1912 - composed of a shield divided into six parts, each containing a representation of the badge of a State (although that of South Australia is depicted as three sheaves of wheat above a rising sun instead of the authorised Piping Shrike).

The shield is supported by a kangaroo and an emu standing on a grassy mound accompanied by small branches of wattle. Above the shield is a crown instead of the Federation star. Around above, the denomination FLORIN between two seven pointed stars; below, in the exergue, the date 1938 curved below which, AUSTRALIA. The artist's initials K·G (for [George] Kruger Gray) are in the field above the back of the emu.

This is a re-issue of the reverse design of the 1938 Florin. The actual (legal tender) value and denomination are on the obverse.

Not listed in Krause.