The 1869 florin, one tenth of a pound, depicts the gothic portrait.
Photographs shown may not be the actual coin and may differ in terms of grade, die numbers, design flaws and other minor details.
The edge is milled.
Large bust of Queen Victoria, crowned, and with a long hair braid, wearing a dress richly embroidered with roses, shamrocks and thistles. The engraver's initials W.W. for William Wyon, appear raised below the shoulder.
A die number can be seen below the bust of Victoria.
The obverse inscription appears in gothic style script, in upper and lower case. This in itself is quite unusual, in that most coin inscriptions are in upper case (capitals) only. There are specimens which have a colon after the date:
"Victoria d g britt reg f d mdccclxix"
Crowned cruciform shields bearing three lions passant for England, lion rampant for Scotland, and harp for Ireland. In the angles are roses, a shamrock and a thistle. In the centre there is a flower motif. All contained within a tressured circular panel.
The reverse design was also by William Wyon.
The reverse legend is also in lower case gothic style script, except for the "O" of "One":
"One florin - one tenth of a pound"
Metal | Silver |
Silver Weight Troy Ounces | 0.336 |
Fineness / Carat | 0.925 Sterling |
Date | 1869 |
Spink Reference | 3,893 |
Obverse Designer | William Wyon |
Reverse Designer | William Wyon |
Issuing Monarch | Victoria (1837-1901) |
Mint / Brand | The Royal Mint |
Country | United Kingdom |
Obverse Grade | Reverse Grade | Price | Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|
aFine | aFine | £45.26 | Out Of Stock | |
gFair | gFair | £35.26 | Out Of Stock |
Date | Obverse | Reverse | Price |
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28 March 2020 | aFine | aFine | £40.08 |
30 March 2020 | gFair | gFair | £29.95 |
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