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Bluesfil
I was looking through the images and didn't spot any Double Florins or 4 shillings.
They were issued from 1887 to 1890 and have two Date Varieties - the one is either Roman (I) or Arabic (1)

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Bluesfil
Here's another one - I am still working on improving my photography

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Scottishmoney
The kind of interesting thing about this coin is that in a way it is a precursor to the 20p, being of the same nominal valuation in relation to the £.

It was referred to as the "Barmaid's ruin" when it was issued because it was commonly mistaken for a Crown coin in dimly lit situations, resulting in a shillings loss for the recipient, about the equivalent of a present day £1 coin.
De Orc
Another great Victorian coin biggrin.gif

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