foreign coin collecting

foreign coin collecting
Anyone know which country a currency in 1916 with "GEORGIVS VDG Brittomn" coming?

not really sure where to classify this problem, I suppose the quince collection is a hobby. I just found a handful of foreign currencies

The nineteenth and twentieth century Florin or two shillings each to be confused with the medieval gold Florin, which was the value of six shillings. In 1847, a motion was presented to Parliament calling for the introduction of decimal currency, and the tenth Manufacture of exchange of one – and one-hundredth of a pound. The motion was subsequently withdrawn on the understanding that a tenth of Pound have occurred testing the waters public opinion public. Much has been said that the piece should be called, with Centum, decade, and tell me that among the suggestions before guilder was finally concluded, in part because of its connection with old English coin, and partly because other European countries have had their pieces around the same size and weight called Fl. The first florins were minted in 1849 as silver coins weighing 11.3 grams with a diameter of 28 mm. These first pieces that have come as a great shock to the public, for the first time in nearly 200 years, a British coin featured a portrait of the monarch wearing a crown. Especially shock, which, apparently, the Queen Victoria herself, was the failure of DG – Dei Gratia, by the grace of God – the record, money is tight, which proved to be popularly known as the Florin without God. Registration on the front read Victoria Regina 1849. On the reverse appears four crowned shields cross with a rose in the center, with shields separated by a rose, thistle, rose and clover, the inscription on the back is a florin one tenth of a pound. The Godless Florin may also have been minted in 1850 and 1851 with the date 1849. In 1851, guilder has been redesigned so very unusual. The diameter was increased to 30 mm and all the characters of the coin is in Gothic script, which is known as the Florin Gothic. The date is given in Roman numerals. The inscription on the obverse read (eg) Victoria DG Britt mdcccli reg fd, while the reverse read a florin a tenth of a pound. The Gothic florin occur every year until 1887 (mdccclxxxvii). In 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, an old-new "Jubilee" chief queen was used and the various flora were removed from the reverse and replaced by scepters between the shields of the Star and Garter in the center. The diameter was reduced to 29.5 mm. All entries were in Latin characters and Arabic numerals. The inscription on the obverse read (eg) Victoria Dei Gratia, while the reverse read FID DEF BRITT REG date without any indication of value. The theme of the Jubilee Head has been published annually between 1887 and 1892. In 1893, a new "Old Head", which shows the veiled head the queen was introduced, inscribed VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP, with a completely new side, which shows three separate screens with a rose, shamrock and thistle exceeded Crown and Garter Florin Registered two shillings. The diameter was further reduced to 28.5 mm. This issue has been published each year between 1893 and 1901. The florin of King Edward VII was struck every year of his reign, 1902-1910. He held the weight of 11.3 grams and 29.5 millimeters in diameter. The obverse shows the head pointing right of the king, entered EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FD IND IMP, while the reverse has a unique design showing Britannia standing on a shield with a spear, and entered a date florin two shillings.

My Coin Collection Part 4: Foreign Coins


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