Country: Australia (Commonwealth)
Queen: Elizabeth II (1952-Date)
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Years: 1954
Value: 1 Florin = 2 shillings (0.1)
Currency: Pound (1910-1966)
Composition: Silver (.500)
Weight: 11.31 g
Diameter: 28.5 mm
Mintage: 4,000,000
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Grade: MS60
References: KM# 55
Commemorative issue:
Royal Visit of Elizabeth II
Obverse:
1st portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing a laurel
Lettering: + ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA·F:D:
Translation: Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith
Engraver: Mary Gillick
Reverse:
A lion and a kangaroo standing together on a curved ground line facing right.
Lettering:
AUSTRALIA FLORIN
1954
Engraver: William Leslie Bowles
Edge:
Milled
Mint:
Royal Mint, Melbourne, Australia (1872-1969)
Comments:
After much heated discussion the titles F:D:, removed at the start of the new reign, were returned to the obverse legend on the Royal visit florin in 1954. They were also returned to the regular coinage from 1955.
Riferimento : KM# 55, Schön# 42
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5...
Collezione : Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)