1917 King George V Silver Florin Coin In Very Fine Condition.
This coin has a dark silver look. There are surface marks and tiny edge nicks on both sides of this coin.
This coin comes in a plastic coin envelope.
The 1917 silver Florin is a coin struck in 0.925 silver by the Royal Mint. There is an uncrowned portrait of King George V facing left, on the obverse, with legend around. The reverse is completed with the crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star, sceptres in angles, with denomination above, and divided date below.
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 1917 florin coin had a mintage figure of 11,181,617.
You are buying the Silver Florin coin in the pictures.
