The Royal Visit florin was struck in 1954 to commemorative the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Australia on 3rd February 1954, the first time a British monarch visited the country
(Australian Florin, 2009). The
Reverse
The tails side of the coin
reverse features a lion, representing the Great Britain, and a kangaroo representing Australia with the
Legend
The inscription around the inner edge of the coin
legends, 'AUSTRALIA FLORIN' and the date, 1954 down below. The obverse features the
godless Elizabeth II design which was only revised in 1955.
There was much discussion over the simple design which could have been mistaken as a
zoo token (Australian Florin, 2009). Being a commemorative, it was hoarded and is readily available in
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state however the type is frequently struck from damaged dies, in particular
Planchet
The piece of metal a coin is struck on
planchet flaws and filled dies making the issue rare above MS64.
