Queen Victoria, jubilee head 1887 double florin, Arabic 1:
Obverse: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA , jubilee bust of Queen Victoria left, tiny J.E.B. on truncation.
Reverse: 87 FID: DEF: BRITT: REG: 18 , four crowned cruciform shields with sceptres in angles.
Edge: Milled.
EF.

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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