1951 marks the Jubilee of Federation and to commemorate this, the third commemorative florin was struck, dubbed the Jubilee Florin, features a sword crossing a mace on the
Reverse
The tails side of the coin
reverse, with a crown above and the Southern Cross within. On either side of the design are the dates, 1901 and 1951 and 'AUSTRALIA' and 'FLORIN' at the top and bottom parts of the
Legend
The inscription around the inner edge of the coin
legend.
Two million
Business strike
A coin struck for circulation
business strike Federation florins were produced in 1951 at the Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint (
Learn more about the 1951 Jubilee Florin). Four
Pattern
A coin struck as a representation piece of a coin that never eventuated
patterns were struck in Cupro-nickel at the Royal
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint London (
Learn more about the 1951 Cupro-Nickel Jubilee Florin) along with one defaced piece (
Learn more about the 1951 Cupro-Nickel Jubilee (obv tooled) Florin).
