2 Florins - Victoria 2nd portrait, `Double Florin`

€11,098.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1887-1890
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Florins (0.2)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight22.62 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Joseph Edgar Boehm
Reverse: Leonard Charles Wyon
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#763, Sp#3922/3
Obverse descriptionCrowned and veiled bust (`Jubilee Head`) of Queen Victoria left, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringVICTORIA DEI GRATIA
(Translation: Victoria by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionCrowned cruciform shields around central Garter star, sceptres with national emblems in angles, divided date above, legend around.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRITT: REG: 18 87 FID: DEF :
(Translation: Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1887  - Sp#3922; Proof - 1 084
1887  - Sp#3922; Roman I - 483 300
1887  - Sp#3923; Arabic 1 -
1887  - Sp#3923; Proof - 2 916
1888  - Sp#3923 - 243 300
1888  - Sp#3923; 2nd I in VICTORIA as inverted 1 -
1889  - Sp#3923 - 1 185 100
1889  - Sp#3923; 2nd I in VICTORIA as inverted 1 -
1890  - Sp#3923 - 782 100
Catalog ID8450640440
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