1872 Gothic Florin

1872 Queen Victoria Gothic Florin coin .925 silver Obverse Crowned bust of Queen Victoria left, legend and date around. Script: Latin (Fraktur blackletter) Lettering (regular font): Victoria d:g:britt: reg:f:d:mdccclxxvii Unabridged legend: Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensatrix mdccclxxvii Translation: Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith 1877 Engraver: William Wyon Reverse Crowned cruciform shields of England, Scotland and Ireland, national flower emblems in angles, legend around. Script: Latin (Fraktur blackletter) Lettering (regular font): One florin one tenth of a pound Engraver: William Dyce Edge Reeded Mint Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) Comments The standard weight of these coins was 4/11 troy ounce (174.5 grains).