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| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1927-1936 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The third florin type of George V's reign was part of a broader 1927 redesign that replaced the earlier Mackennal effigy — itself controversial when introduced in 1911 — with a modified portrait by Bertram Mackennal that the king found marginally less objectionable. George V's persistent dissatisfaction with his own coinage likenesses was a recurring headache for the Royal Mint throughout his reign.
The .500 fine silver standard had been fixed by the Coinage Act of 1920, halving the pre-war fineness in response to the rising price of silver bullion following World War I.