Coin counterfeit, Australia, George VI. Florin (2s), 1947. (CI).

Australia, Oceania

N18898 Coin, Florin, counterfeit, George VI (1936-1952), metal, Australia, 1947

A florin is both a gold and a silver coin, of the same type and size, issued simultaneously in Florence (1252), with the former ten times the value of the latter.  Also revived as a silver coin in England, with a value of one-tenth of a sovereign, one-tenth of a pound, and after 1887, two shillings.

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Australian counterfeit Florin coin

Object No. N18898

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