1888 Victoria British Silver Double Florin

Obverse
1888 Victoria British Silver Double Florin (Obverse)

Reverse
1888 Victoria British Silver Double Florin (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  4 Shillings 
Dates:  From 1887 to 1890 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Crowned and veiled bust of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 
 
Reverse:  Crowned crucifrom shields 
Legend:  BRITT: REG: FID: DEF: 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Joseph Edgar Boehm, Leonard Charles Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 763 

Currency
Unit:  Pound Sterling 
System:  Sterling pre-decimal 
 
Fractions:  4 Farthings = 1 Penny
3 Pence = (Threepence)
4 Pence = (Groat)
6 Pence = (Sixpence)
12 Pence = 1 Shilling
2 Shillings = 1 Florin
2 Florins = Double Florin
5 Shillings = 1 Crown
20 Shillings = 1 Pound (Sovereign)
21 Shillings = 1 Guinea
 
Mint Marks: 
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
KN - King’s Norton, Birmingham, England

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Issue
Year: 
1888 
Mintage:  243,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS19)
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  22.6207g (0.73 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9250 
Silver Content:  20.92g (0.67 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $27.28 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  36.00mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1888 243,000 $37.50 $56 $85 $135 $200 $300 $365
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