1938  FLORIN


Obverse: King GEORGE VI - Design by Thomas Humphrey Paget.
Legend: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP.
Reverse:Australian Coat of Arms - Design by George Kruger Gray.
Legend: FLORIN - 1938 AUSTRALIA
Edge:Reeded - continuous mill.
Weight:11.30 grams (174.5 grains).
Size:28.5 mm (diameter).
Composition:Sterling Silver - 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper.
Silver Content:.3363 oz.
Mintage:Melbourne: Circulation - 2,990,000
Proof: 70 - 100
Mintmarks:None.

Valuation :
1938 FLORIN

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Proof
2002481535651202257,500

Notes:

The collector proof version of the 1938 florin was released as part of a 6 coin proof set.

In 1998, the Canberra mint released a .999 Silver Florin/Twenty Cents frosted proof coin with a reverse design struck from a modified die used for the production of the 1938 florin reverse.


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