20 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Masterpiece in Silver - 1938 Florin

20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Masterpiece in Silver - 1938 Florin) - obverse20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Masterpiece in Silver - 1938 Florin) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1998
Value 20 Cents
0.20 AUD = USD 0.13
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 13.36 g
Diameter 28.52 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
126706

Commemorative issue

Coins of the 20th Century

Series: Masterpieces in Silver

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1998
TWENTY CENTS
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Revised Coat of Arms
Kangaroo & wattle leaves to left, Emu & wattle leaves to right, Oversized Crown above, Crest with emblems of the Six States of Australia in centre. From Top Left, NSW, Vic, QLD, SA, WA, TAS.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FLO RIN
K·G
1938
AUSTRALIA

Designer: George Kruger Gray

Edge

Fully Reeded or Milled

20 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Masterpiece in Silver - 1938 Florin) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

This NCLT Fine Silver (.999) NCLT coin was released as part of the 1998 Masterpieces of Silver set ("Coins of the 20th Century ") which contained eight twenty-cent/florin sized coins and a pre-decimal crown.



The reverse of this stunning coin is a replica of the original 1938 Silver Florin which had the updated Australian Coat of Arms, however the obverse has the 1998 Ian Rank-Broadley fourth Portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second.

An interesting side note about this Australian Coat of Arms is that the one representing South Australia on the lower left is incorrect. It should have been a Piping Shrike but instead showed three stalks of wheat and a rising sun.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1998  15 000 Proof in Masterpieces in Silver Set

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Languages: English
Numista Rarity index: 85 Search tips
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