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The British florin, or two-shilling piece (2/– or 2s. ), was a coin worth 1 ⁄ 10 of one pound , or 24 pence . It was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970.
The Australian florin was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia before decimalisation in 1966. The florin was worth two shillings (24 pence , or one-tenth of a pound ). The denomination was first minted in 1910 to the same size and weight as the British florin .
Florin (2/-) 28.5 mm 11.31 g Sterling silver (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper) Portrait of King Edward VII. Designed by George W. De Saulles. At centre, 1908 Australian coat of arms. Motto in the ribbon "ADVANCE AUSTRALIA", "ONE FLORIN – TWO SHILLINGS" above and date under the crest below. Designed by W. H. Blackmore
Florin or two shillings: 2/-£0.1: 1848–1970, circulated from 1971 to 1993 with a value of ten decimal pence. Not to be confused with the gold medieval florin. [coins 2] Two shillings and twopence: 2/2: £0.1084: Late 1640's Minted by Charles I during the civil war briefly. Two shillings and fourpence: 2/4: £0.1168: 1644-45
A farthing was a mag, a silver threepence was a joey and the later nickel-brass threepence was called a threepenny bit (/ ˈ θ r ʌ p n i / or / ˈ θ r ɛ p n i / bit, i.e. thrup'ny or threp'ny bit – the apostrophe was pronounced on a scale from full "e" down to complete omission); a sixpence was a tanner, the two-shilling coin or florin ...
The British florin (or two-shilling piece) was a large silver coin, first entering circulation under Victoria in 1849. [2] It began to circulate in New Zealand during the mid-19th century alongside various other silver coinage, including American, Spanish, French, and Dutch issues and with other British silver denominations.
The Australian shilling was first released in 1910 as part of the implementation of the Coinage Act 1909, along with other silver coins, such as the two-shilling, sixpence, threepence (all were first issued with the head of Edward VII printed on the obverse side of the coin).
The florin (2s) (Irish: flóirín) coin was a subdivision of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth 1 ⁄ 10 of a pound. It was more commonly known as the two-shilling coin. The original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1943 contained 75% silver, a higher content than the equivalent British coin.
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