George V Australian Florin

Obverse

King George V - Sir E. Bertram Mackennel

Legend: EDWARDVS GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F.D. IND : IMP

Reverse

Australian Coat of Arms – William Henry James Blakemore

Legend: One Florin - Two Shillings

Composition

92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper

Mass

11.31g

Size

28.5 mm (1 1/8")

Actual Silver Weight (ASW)

0.33639 tr.oz.

The Australian Florin with the obverse of King George V was struck the years 1911-1936. The 1910-1914 2s have no mintmarks and were all struck in London. Over half of the 1915 issues carry an 'H' mintmark noting that they were struck at the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, England. Melbourne issues 1916-1919 have an 'M' mintmak but for other years there is no mintmark. Other issues were minted in Sydney. From 1921 onwards it is not possible to distinguish between either mint.

One of the key indicators of the condition of the obverse design is the 'pearls' in the rim of the crown. The reverse of the George V 2s shows the same Australian Coat of Arms as the Edward VII coin. Key date coins for the series are 1932, 1914 and 1915 -these being quite scarce in high grade.

There are no known varieties of the George V 2s. This suggests that there was a single master die used for the entire George v series. This Australian Florin has 168 rim beads.