1954 Royal Visit Florin

The Royal Visit florin was struck in 1954 to commemorate 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

The heads side of the coin

 

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

A coin struck differing from the standard design to commemorate an event

 

commemorative, it was hoarded and is readily available in

Mint state

A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation

 

mint state but the type is frequently struck from damaged

Die

A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin

 

dies, in particular

Planchet

The piece of metal a coin is struck on

 

planchet flaws and

Filled die

A die with contaminants filling the design causing coins to be struck with missing detail

 

filled dies making the issue rare above MS64.

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