Description
Country or authority: United Kingdom
Year or date range: 1849
Denomination: One florin (two shillings; one-tenth of a pound)
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Queen Victoria; crowned bust facing left.
Mint or mintmark: Royal Mint, London, attributed by type; no mintmark identified.
Catalogue references: Spink (SCBC) 3890
Obverse description: Crowned, left-facing bust of Victoria wearing an embroidered dress, within linear and beaded borders. Legend: VICTORIA REGINA 1849. The abbreviated divine and religious titles are absent.
Reverse description: Four crowned shields arranged cruciform around a central rose: English arms above and below, Scottish arms at right and Irish harp at left. Roses, thistle and shamrock occupy the intervening angles. Legends: ONE FLORIN above; ONE TENTH OF A POUND below.
Description and condition notes: Refer to image for condition
