1878 Victoria Silver Gothic Florin Coin In Used Fair Condition.
This coin has the die number 8 below the portrait on the obverse.
The date 1878 is written in Roman Numerals – mdccclxxviii and can be found on the Obverse of this coin.
This used coin has surface marks on both sides.
This coin comes in a plastic coin envelope.
The 1878 florin is a coin struck in 0.925 silver by the Royal Mint. The Obverse features a crowned bust of Queen Victoria with long hair in a braid. She is wearing a dress embroidered with roses, thistles, and shamrocks, the national plant symbols of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The inscription around the coin is in a medieval gothic style font in upper and lower case, which was unusual for the time.
The Reverse depicts a shield, the shield has three lions passant for England, a lion rampant for Scotland, and a harp for Ireland, with roses, a shamrock, and a thistle in the angles. A flower motif is in the centre, all within a circular panel with a tressure. The reverse legend is in lowercase Gothic style script, except for the “O” of “One”.
The florin was introduced in 1849 as part of the British coinage’s move towards decimalization. This coin was worth 1/10th of a pound or 2 shillings. It was more commonly known as the 2 shilling coin. It is equivalent to the current ten pence coin.
This 1878 gothic silver florin coin had a mintage figure of 1,786,680.
You are buying the Silver Florin coin in the pictures.
