Victoria (1837-1901), silver Florin or Two Shillings, 1878, Gothic type, crowned Gothic bust left, Latin legend in Gothic letters with ornate border surrounding, victoria d: g: britt: reg: f: d: mdccclxxx, date in legend in Roman numerals, rev. crowned cruciform shields with emblems in alternate angles, quatrefoil at centre, denomination 'One florin' in upper half, 'one tenth of a pound' in lower half, toothed border surrounding, edge milled, 11.33g (Bull 2889; ESC 849; Davies 764; S.3895). Appealing surfaces with a slight golden hue in fields, about extremely fine.

Calendar year mintage 1,786,600.

The Latin legend translates as "Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith", with the Roman numerals as 1878.

Estimate: £ 200 - 300