UK 1945 Two Shillings

Material: Cupro-Nickel (75 % Cu, 25 % Ni)
Diameter: 28.5 mm
Weight: 11.31 g
Mint / Mintmark: London (no mintmark)
Obverse: This vintage British coin represents the two shillings denomination, commonly referred to as a florin, featuring the bareheaded portrait of King George VI designed by Thomas Humphrey Paget. The outer edge is bordered by the abbreviated Latin title, "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX", translating directly to King of all the Britains by the Grace of God. The portrait displays fine hair details and Paget’s small "HP" artist initials cleanly stamped right below the truncation of the neck. This circulating coin was widely used across Great Britain and the British Empire for daily commerce during the final year of the Second World War.
Reverse: Crowned Tudor rose flanked by thistle and shamrock, denomination TWO SHILLINGS 1945, designer’s initials K G (George Kruger Gray) below
Circa: 1945
Condition: Very Fine
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