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1 Florin - George VI without 'IND:IMP'

Issuer Royal Australian Mint
Year 1951-1952
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Thickness 2.2 mm
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Reverse lettering FLORIN K·G 1952 AUSTRALIA
Edge Reeded
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Additional information

The removal of "IND:IMP" — Indiae Imperator, Emperor of India — from the royal titles followed Indian independence in 1947 and the subsequent lapse of George VI's imperial title in 1948. Australian coins did not immediately reflect this; the older obverse dies continued in use, and the amended legend was not adopted until 1951, creating a brief two-year type before the king's death in February 1952 cut the series short.

Fewer than two full production years separates this type from its predecessor, making the without-IMP florin the scarcer of the George VI Australian issues by a considerable margin in higher grades.

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