1881 Victoria Gothic Silver Florin with Error xxri Date

£500.00




A very good condition 1881 Queen Victoria Gothic Silver Florin (2 Shillings) with an error in the Latin date.
The date should be Mdccclxxxi, but is marked Mdccclxxri. The error was caused by a damaged die with the broken tip of the left foot of the x, changing it into an r. The Florin is in the Gothic style, with a portrait of Queen Victoria as a very young woman wearing a crown on the obverse. On the reverse is the crowned cruciform shields of the United Kingdom, with the nations' emblems in the angles. The coin is in very fine condition with minimal wear from use.
Size: 30 mm (1 3/16 inches)
Weight: 11.3g