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HM31393

Victoria 1888 Double Florin, upside down 1 for second I in VICTORIA, a rarity

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Victoria (1837-1901), silver Double-Florin of Four Shillings, 1888, variety with inverted figure 1 for letter I in Queen's name, crowned and veiled Jubilee type bust left, J.E.B. on truncation for engraver Joseph Edgar Boehm, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, inverted 1 for second I, rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITT: REG: FID: DEF: weight 22.46g (Bull 2700 R2; Davies 543; ESC 397A R2; S.3923). Some nicks and a short scratch on neck, wear from circulation and possibly once cleaned, a bold fine and rare.

The Latin legends translates on obverse as "Victoria by the Grace of God," and on the reverse as "Queen of the Briton's, Defender of the Faith."

This obverse die with what is probably a blocked serif of a regular I giving impression of an inverted 1 also occurs for the date 1889 and is a sought after rarity in this short series.

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