King George VI Two Shillings (Florin) 1947 Coin United Kingdom || Rare British Coin Worth 🇬🇧

The pre-decimal florin (2s) was a unit of currency equalling two shillings, or one tenth of a pound sterling, or twenty-four pence. There were eight types of florin issued before this one: the so-called Godless Florin (1848 and 1849), followed by the Gothic Florin (1851 - 1887), the Jubilee Florin (1887 - 1892), a florin featuring three shields (1893 - 1901), the Britannia Florin (1902 - 1910), the first florin issue of King George V (1911 - 1926), the second florin issue of King George V (1927 - 1936), and the silver florin of King George VI (1937 - 1946).

In 1947, together with the rest of the silver coinage, the denomination was debased to copper-nickel; it retained the same design and continued to be issued with it until 1951. It was re-designed at the beginning of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

When the currency became decimal in 1971, florins were re-denominated as ten new pence; they remained legal tender until 1993, when a smaller type of ten pence replaced them. Thus, a florin coin issued in 1947 was legal tender for 46 years.

OBVERSE:
The obverse of the coin shows the bare (uncrowned) head of King George VI facing left.

Below the neck truncation in small letters, the artist's initials HP (for [Thomas] Humphrey Paget).

Around, the monarch's legend: GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX. Translated from Latin: George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains.

REVERSE:
The reverse design features a rose (the floral symbol of England) crowned with the Crown of Saint Edward, dividing a thistle (the floral symbol of Scotland) above the letter G (for Georgivs - George) and a shamrock (the floral symbol of Ireland) above the letter R (for Rex - King).

Divided by the base of the rose, in tiny letters the artist's initials KG (for [George] Kruger Gray).

Around above, the continuation of the monarch's legend from the obverse: FID: DEF: IND: IMP: (Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India).

Around below, the denomination TWO SHILLINGS, and the date: 1947.

Obverse Inscription GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX

Reverse Inscription FID: DEF: IND: IMP: TWO SHILLINGS 1947

Edge Milled Edge Inscription None
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