The British two shilling coin, also known as the florin, was issued from 1849 until 1967. It was worth one tenth of a pound, or twenty-four old pence. It should not be confused with the medieval gold florin, which was nominally worth six shillings.
In 1968, in the run-up to decimalisation, the two shilling coin was superseded by the decimal ten pence coin, which had the same value and initially the same size and weight. It continued in circulation, alongside the ten pence, until 1993, when the ten pence was reduced in size.
Varieties:
- KM# 746.1 (1851-1863) without die number and 'brit:' in obverse legend.
- KM# 746.2 (1868-1878) with die number and 'britt:' in obverse legend.
- KM# 746.3 (1863-1867) with die number.
- KM# 746.4 (1877-1887) without die number.