Description

1951 Australia Florin – Federation Jubilee
Commemorating 50 years of Australian Federation (1901–1951), this silver florin features a unique reverse with the Crown, sceptre, sword, and Southern Cross. The obverse shows King George VI by Thomas Paget. Minted in Melbourne.

The obverse of the coin shows the bare (uncrowned) head of King George VI facing left. Below the neck truncation in small letters, the artist’s initials HP (for [Thomas] Humphrey Paget). Around, the monarch’s legend: GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF.. Translated from Latin: George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith.