Florin 1932, Coin from United Kingdom

Florin 1932, Coin from United Kingdom (demonetised 1993)

Coin	Florin 1932

The pre-decimal florin (2s) was a unit of currency equalling two shillings, or one tenth of a pound sterling, or twenty-four pence. There were six types of florin issued before this one: the so-called Godless Florin (1848 and 1849), followed by the Gothic Florin (1851 - 1887), the Jubilee Florin (1887 - 1892), a florin featuring three shields (1893 - 1901), the Britannia Florin (1902 - 1910) and the first florin issue of King George V (1911 - 1926).

In 1927, much of the coinage was re-designed by George Kruger Gray, including the florin. His design preserves the layout of a cruciform of shields bearing the Arms of England (repeated twice), Scotland and Ireland; however, the shields are not crowned; the reverse also displays part of the monarch's legend, continuing from the obverse. This coin type was only issued until 1936, and was then replaced by the King George VI two shillings in 1937.

The composition of the coins is 0.500 silver with 0.1818 oz ASW (ounce of Absolute Silver Weight). When the currency became decimal in 1971, by which point the denomination was already debased to copper-nickel, florins were re-denominated as ten new pence; they remained legal tender until 1993, when a smaller type of ten pence replaced them.

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	717,041
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Obverse

The obverse of the coin shows the bare (uncrowned) head of King George V facing left.

Below, on the neck truncation in small letters, are the designer's initials B.M. (for [Sir Edgar] Bertram Mackennal).

Around, the monarch's legend: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX. Translated from Latin: George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains.

Obverse Inscription	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX

Reverse

Within a beaded border, the reverse design features a cruciform of four shields forming a cross around the King's initial, the letter G; the cross is diagonal (rotated 45 degrees). The shields bear the arms of England (above left and below right): three lions "passant guardant", Scotland (above right): a rampant lion, and Ireland (below left): a harp.

Dividing the shields are four sceptres ending with crosses, each surmounted by a representation of St. Edward's Crown.

Around above, divided by the upper crown, the continuation of the monarch's legend: FID · DEF IND · IMP (Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India). Around below, the date of issue 1932 followed by the denomination · ONE FLORIN, divided by the lower crown.

The designer's initials KG are in small letters below, separated by the lower crown.

Reverse Inscription	FID · DEF IND · IMP 1932 · ONE FLORIN

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Florin 1932: Known varieties

Variety	Proof
Mintage	Issued: unknown
Details	1928 to 1936 proofs are listed in Krause but not in Spink or Remick's "Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1649 - 1971".

Florin 1932: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Notes
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Coin description
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins		Varieties	Proof

Showing 100 from a total of 117 coins of type: Florin (Two Shillings)

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Florin 1848 Godless (Proof only)	unknown	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	VICTORIA REGINA 1848
Florin 1849 Godless	413,320	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	VICTORIA REGINA 1849
Florin 1851 Gothic	1,540	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdcccli.
Florin 1852 Gothic	1,014,552	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclii.
Florin 1853 Gothic	3,919,950	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdcccliii
Florin 1854 Gothic	550,413	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdcccliv
Florin 1855 Gothic	831,017	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclv
Florin 1856 Gothic	2,201,760	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclvi
Florin 1857 Gothic	1,671,120	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclvii
Florin 1858 Gothic	2,239,380	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclviii
Florin 1859 Gothic	2,568,060	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclix
Florin 1860 Gothic	1,475,100	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclx.
Florin 1862 Gothic	594,000	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxii
Florin 1863 Gothic	938,520	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxiii
Florin 1864 Gothic	1,861,200	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxiv
Florin 1865 Gothic	1,580,040	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxv
Florin 1866 Gothic	914,760	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxvi
Florin 1867 Gothic	423,720	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: brit: reg: f: d: mdccclxvii
Florin 1868 Gothic	869,940	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxviii
Florin 1869 Gothic	297,000	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxix
Florin 1870 Gothic	1,080,648	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxx
Florin 1871 Gothic	3,425,605	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxi
Florin 1872 Gothic	7,199,690	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxii
Florin 1873 Gothic	5,921,839	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxiii
Florin 1874 Gothic	1,642,630	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxiv
Florin 1875 Gothic	1,117,030	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxv
Florin 1876 Gothic	580,034	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxvi
Florin 1877 Gothic	682,292	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxvii
Florin 1878 Gothic	1,786,680	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxviii
Florin 1879 Gothic	1,512,247	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxix
Florin 1880 Gothic	2,161,170	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxx
Florin 1881 Gothic	2,576,337	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxxi
Florin 1883 Gothic	3,555,667	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxxiii
Florin 1884 Gothic	1,447,379	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxxiv
Florin 1885 Gothic	1,758,210	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxxv
Florin 1886 Gothic	591,773	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxxvi
Florin 1887 Gothic	1,776,903	Queen Victoria - Gothic Portrait	Victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxxvii
Florin 1887 Jubilee	1,776,903	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1888 Jubilee	1,547,540	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1889 Jubilee	2,973,561	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1890 Jubilee	1,684,737	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1891 Jubilee	836,438	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1892 Jubilee	283,401	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Florin 1893	1,667,415	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Florin 1894	1,952,842	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Florin 1895	2,182,968	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Florin 1896	2,944,416	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Florin 1897	1,699,921	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Florin 1898	3,061,343	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Florin 1899	3,966,953	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Florin 1900	5,528,630	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Florin 1901	2,648,870	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Florin 1902	2,204,698	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Florin 1903	995,298	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Florin 1904	2,769,932	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Florin 1905	1,187,596	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Florin 1906	6,910,128	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Florin 1907	5,947,895	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Florin 1908	3,280,010	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Florin 1909	3,482,829	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Florin 1910	5,650,713	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Florin 1911	5,957,291	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1912	8,571,731	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1913	4,545,278	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1914	21,252,701	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1915	12,357,939	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1916	21,064,337	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1917	11,181,617	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1918	29,211,792	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1919	9,469,292	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1920	15,387,833	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1921	34,863,895	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1922	23,861,044	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1923	21,546,533	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1924	4,582,372	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1925	1,404,136	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1926	5,125,410	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Florin 1927 (Proof only)	15,000	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1928	11,087,186	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1929	16,397,279	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1930	5,733,568	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1931	6,556,331	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1932	717,041	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1933	8,685,303	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1935	7,540,546	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Florin 1936	9,897,448	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1937	13,033,183	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1938	7,909,388	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1939	20,850,607	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1940	18,700,338	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1941	24,451,079	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1942	39,895,243	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1943	26,711,987	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1944	27,560,005	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1945	25,858,049	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1946	22,300,254	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1947	22,910,085	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1948	67,553,636	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1949	28,614,939	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Two Shillings (Florin) 1950	24,375,003	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
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Florin 1932: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Coin Type	Florin George V Second Issue
Issued	1932
Monarch	King George V
Effigy	King George V - Bare Head, by Bertram Mackennal
Face Value	2 (x Shilling)
Total Mintage	717,041
Current	No; demonetised 1993
Material	0.500 silver
Designer	George Kruger Gray
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	28.3000 mm
Mass	11.3100 g
OCC ID	XYRV-POVR-CABB-ODQG

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Florin 1932: Photos

Image	Details
	George V 1932 Florin Copyright: Gareth Bell Coins Author: Gareth Bell Source
	George V 1932 Florin Copyright: Gareth Bell Coins Author: Gareth Bell Source
	Great Britain 1932 florin Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Source
	Great Britain 1932 florin Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Source

Florin 1932: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	4038
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 834

Florin 1932, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information