In 1937 the florin series was met with Kruger Gray's design which features a decorated coat of arms at the centre of the reverse, 'FLORIN' up the top and 'AUSTRALIA' down below with the year of issue just above that. After the coronation of King George VI in 1937, the obverse changed to the uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the
Legend
The inscription around the inner edge of the coin
legend, 'GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP' ('George VI, by the grace of god, Ruler and King of Britain, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India') and was used up until 1948 and then changed after of the independence of India.
Date set collectors will have no problems completing the series with the key date, the 1939 being readily available in lower grades though is very difficult to source in
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state. In upper grades, type set collectors would find best value in the 1944-S, 1946 and 1947 florins though all 3 dates are plagued by
Bagmarks
Surface marks caused by impact from other coins during the handling process before the coin enters circulation
bagmarks.
Florins in this series were struck at the Melbourne and San Francisco mints with the latter identifiable by an 'S' for San Francisco above the date.
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