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1998 Silver 1910 Florin Twenty Cents |
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Obverse: | Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Ian Rank-Broadley. Legend: ELIZABETH. II. AUSTRALIA 1998 . TWENTY CENTS . |
Reverse: | 1910 Australian Florin - Design by W. H. J. Blakemore. Legend: ONE FLORIN - TWO SHILLINGS - 1910 -. |
| Edge: | Reeded - continuous mill. |
| Weight: | 13.36 grams. |
| Size: | 28.52 mm (diameter). |
| Composition: | .9999 Silver |
| Silver Content: | .430 oz. |
| Mintage: | Canberra: 15,000 |
| Mintmarks: | None. |
Valuation :
1998 Silver 1910 Florin Twenty Cents
| Proof | |
| 2002 |
Notes:
This coin was not released individually. It was struck for inclusion in a special Masterpieces in Silver collector proof set entitled Coins of the 20th Century - Milestones released by the Canberra Mint. The reverse design is struck from a modified die used to produce the 1910 Florin.The legislation calling for a distinctive, all-Australian currency, was passed in 1901, when the various states and colonies were united as a Federation. As the selection and surveying of the site for the new capital, Canberra, continued, plans for the new coins were given a lower priority.
Finally, in 1910, the first silver coins were struck in London. The reverse design, by W. H. J. Blakemore, shows the coat of arms granted to Australia by Edward VII in 1908. By chance or design, the choice of the kangaroo and the emu was symbolic for a new nation wanting to forge ahead - neither nimal is capable of walking backwards!
Source: Booklet accompanying the 1998 Masterpieces in Silver - Coins of the 20th Century - Milestones - Set.
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