1923 Great Britain silver florin, George V, KM-817a

Description

The 1923 UK florin obverse features the
bare head of King George V facing left, with
the surrounding legend: 'GEORGIVS V
D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:'
The reverse shows vertically aligned cruciform
crowned shields, with four sceptres diagonally between.
The top and bottom shields show three lions
representing England, the left a harp representing
Ireland, and the right one lion representing Scotland.
The legend 'ONE FLORIN' is divided above the main
design, with the date divided below.
1923 United Kingdom florin specifications
Monarch
George V (1911 - 1936)
Edge
reeded
Weight
11.3 g
Diameter
28.5 mm
Composition
50% silver
Minted
London, England
Mintage
approx. 21,546,533
Scarcity
relatively common for period
1923 United Kingdom florin design
Obverse
Bertram Mackennal
Reverse
modified version of Leonard Wyon design