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Proof Coin - Florin (2 Shillings), Australia, 1938
Reg. No: NU 5059
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- Summary:
- Australia
Florin 1938
Proof strike
Mint: Melbourne - Description:
- A silver coin (28 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F .D. IND: IMP: ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials H.P.
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. 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. Around above, FLORIN between two seven pointed stars; and below, in the exergue, the date, 1938 curved below which, AUSTRALIA. The artist's initials KG are in the field above the back of the emu. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 28.5 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 11.329 g (Weight) |
More information
| Themes this item is part of: | George Kruger Gray, Designer, Painter & Medallist (1880-1943), Numismatics & Philately Collection, HRH George VI (1895-1952), Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia, Thomas Humphrey Paget, Medallist (1893-1974), Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia |
| Tertiary Classification: | proof strikes |
| Series: | Pre-decimal |
| DateEra: | 1938 AD |
| Denomination: | Florin (2 Shillings) |
| Obverse Description: | Bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials H.P. |
| Reverse Description: | Based on 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 instread 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, FLORIN between two seven pointed stars; below, in the exergue, the date, 1938 curved below which, AUSTRALIA. The artist's initials KG are in the field above the back of the emu. |
| Edge Description: | Milled |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP. Reverse: FLORIN 1938 AUSTRALIA |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | HM George VI, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1938 |
| Mint: | Melbourne (Mint) |
| Artist: | Thomas Paget - Royal Mint, London |
| Artist: | George Gray - Royal Mint, London |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- George Kruger Gray, Designer, Painter & Medallist (1880-1943)
- Numismatics & Philately Collection
- HRH George VI (1895-1952)
- Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia
- Thomas Humphrey Paget, Medallist (1893-1974)
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Closure of Melbourne Mint
- Melbourne Mint during World War II
- Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
- Melbourne Mint
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