1914 AD - a (unique?) Australian Florin with reverse die error (.925 Silver)

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This is a rare (possibly unique?) George V Australian FLORIN NB: with unrecorded die error: (trailed tail on emu : partially covering legend at 3 o'clock on reverse - see detail) struck in 1914 AD (.925 Silver)Royal Mint - London Mintage Years (London, Melbourne & Perth) 1911-1936 Weight / Diameter / Thickness 11gm / 28 mm / 2mm Attribution: KM#27 Obverse: Crowned and draped bust of of George V, facing left. Legend: GEORGIUS V D.G.BRITT. OMN:REX F.IND:IMP: (surrounding) B.M. (engraver's initials - on left shoulder) Engraver: Edgar Bertram Mackennal Reverse: Australian Coat of Arms (being a central shield - star above: being supported by a kangaroo to the left and an emu (see die error) to the right, with a banner below) Legend: ONE FLORIN - TWO SHILLINGS (above) ADVANCE AUSTRALIA (on banner) 1914 (below) Engraver: W.H.J. Blakemore Historical Notes : The Australian Silver FlorinThe Australian florin was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia before decimalisation in 1966. Like the United Kingdom florin, it was worth 24 pence, two shillings or a tenth of a pound. The denomination was first minted in 1910, to the same size and weight as its predecessor. Florins minted from 1910 to 1945 were produced with a .925 sterling silver content, weighing 11.31 g (0.3636 troy ounces) with an actual silver weight (ASW) of 10.46 grams (0.3363 oz). Florins minted between 1946 and 1963 were produced with a .500 silver content, weighing 11.31 g with an ASW of 5.65 g (0.1818 oz). The coin was minted until 1963, with some years of omission. When Australia decimalised on 14 February 1966 the florin was equal to 20¢. King George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. He was the second son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), and the grandson of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria. From the time of his birth, he was third in the line of succession behind his father and his elder brother, Price Abert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale. From 1877 to 1891, George served in the Royal Navy, until the unexpected death of his elder brother in early 1892 put him directly in line for the throne. On the death of his grandmother in 1901, George's father became King-Emperor of the British Empire, and George was made Price of Wales. He succeeded his father in 1910. He was the only Emperor of India to be present at his own Delhi Durbar. As a result of the First World War (1914–18), the empires of his first cousins - Tsar Nicholas of Russia and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - fell: while the British Empire expanded to its greatest effective extent. In 1917, George became the first monarch of the House of Windsor, which he renamed from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as a concession to anti-German public sentiment. His reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish Republicanism and the Indian Independence movement, all of which radically changed the political landscape. The Parliament Act of 1911 established the supremacy of the elected British House of Commons over the unelected House of Lords. In 1924 he appointed the first Labour Administration and in 1931 the Statute of Westminster recognised the dominions of the Empire as separate, independent states within the newly-titled British Commonwealth of Nations. He was plagued by illness throughout much of his later reign and at his death was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward VIII - and (shortly thereafter) George VI. - Notes provided with grateful acknowl edgements to Numista, Britroyals and Wikipaedia - read more

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