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1954 Royal Visit FLORIN |
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Obverse: | Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Mary Gillick. Legend: ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA + |
Reverse: | Kangaroo & Lion - Design by William Leslie Bowles. Legend: AUSTRALIA FLORIN - 1954 |
| Edge: | Reeded - continuous mill. |
| Weight: | 11.30 grams (174.5 grains). |
| Size: | 28.5 mm (diameter). |
| Composition: | .500 Silver - 50% Silver, 40% Copper, 5% Zinc, 5% Nickel. |
| Silver Content: | .1818 oz. |
| Mintage: | 2,000,000 - Melbourne. |
| Mintmarks: | None. |
Valuation :
1954 Royal Visit FLORIN
| Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | Almost Uncirc. | Uncirc | Brilliant Uncirc. | |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 65 | 110 |
Notes:
Issued to commemorate the first visit to Australia of Elizabeth II as sovereign.In 1995, the design on the reverse of the coin was incorporated as a privy mark on a 2oz silver bullion coin.
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 1954 Royal Visit florin reverse.
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