1 Florin - George V (Victoria and Melbourne Centenary - Pattern)
Australia • 1 Florin • Silver (.925) (7.5% Cu) • 1934–1935
- Denomination
- 1 Florin
- Issuer
- Australia
- Struck
- 1934–1935
- Composition
- Silver (.925) (7.5% Cu)
- Currency
- Pound
- Weight
- 11.31 g
- Diameter
- 28.5 mm
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Where it came from
The 1934 Victorian Centenary florin was minted to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the state of Victoria and the establishment of the city of Melbourne. As one of the few commemorative coins issued in Australia during the early twentieth century, it was intended to serve as a tangible link to the colonial history of the region and celebrate a century of development and urban growth.
The coin features a design by George Kruger Gray, a prominent artist commissioned for his work on several British and Commonwealth coins during this era. His design depicts a pioneer settler shaking hands with an Aboriginal person, a composition that sought to represent the historical narrative of the colony as perceived at the time. While the coin is celebrated today for its artistic merit and rarity as a commemorative issue, its iconography remains a subject of modern historical reflection regarding the portrayal of Australia's colonial past.
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