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A double florin is a 4 shilling coin. Struck as part of a new coinage introduced for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1837-1887. The coins all shared a new obverse of the Queen, adapted from Boehm's own Jubillee medal. Both the new head and the new double-florin denomination proved unpopular. The head was replaced in 1893 and the denomination only struck until 1890. The reverse design was adapted from the 5 guinea coin of Queen Anne. The florin had been introduced in 1849 as a step towards decimalisation of the coinage; it was one tenth of a pound. | ||||||||||||
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Variety | Inverted 1 for second I in VICTORIA | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | ||
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Inverted 1 |
Coin Name | Mintage | Effigy | Legend |
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Double Florin 1887 | 483,347 | Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head | VICTORIA DEI GRATIA |
Double Florin 1888 | 243,340 | Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head | VICTORIA DEI GRATIA |
Double Florin 1889 | 1,185,111 | Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head | VICTORIA DEI GRATIA |
Double Florin 1890 | 782,146 | Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head | VICTORIA DEI GRATIA |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Double Florin |
Issued | 1888 |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Effigy | Queen Victoria - Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee Head) |
Face Value | 4 (x Shilling) |
Total Mintage | 243,340 |
Current | No; demonetised 1970 |
Material | 0.925 Silver |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Coin Alignment (Axis 6) |
Mass | 22.6207 g |
OCC ID | WLGV-BOLD-CPZR-OMPX |
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Image | Details |
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Coin - Double-florin, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1888
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source |
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Coin - Double-florin, Queen Victoria, Great Britain, 1888
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source |
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Victoria, Jubilee Silver Double Florin, 1888, Inverted 1
Copyright: JNCoins Source |
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Victoria, Jubilee Silver Double Florin, 1888, Inverted 1
Copyright: JNCoins Notes: Inverted 1 for second I in VICTORIA. Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 763 |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3923 |