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1889 double florin, inverted 1

£240.00

Queen Victoria, jubilee head 1889 double florin, inverted 1 in VICTORIA:
Obverse: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA , jubilee bust of Queen Victoria left, tiny J.E.B. on truncation.
Reverse: 89 FID: DEF: BRITT: REG: I8 , four crowned cruciform shields with sceptres in angles.
Edge: Milled.
S3923.

Bright appearance, EF with minor contact marks.

The Double Florin (4 shilling piece) was often passed in the dingy pubs to the barmaids as the larger crown (5 shilling piece), hence the nickname the "barmaids ruin".

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