Florin (British coin) angles. The new florin closely resembles the Gothic crown of 1847; the obverse for both was designed by the Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint, William Wyon, while the reverse of both was designed by William Dyce. Unlike the crown's Gothic script, the 1849 florin has Roman lettering. The 1849 florin, issued in silver, weighed 11.3 grams and had a diameter of 28 millimetres. The new coin made clear its value with the inscription on the reverse. To aid in the decimal experiment, the half crown (two shillings and sixpence, or one-eighth of a pound), near to the florin in
Two guineas (British coin) design as before, except the order of the shields is England+Scotland, France, Ireland, and Hanover, with the legend -- "Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire". The edge of the coin is milled diagonally, and the coins of this reign weighed 16.8 grams. The value of the guinea had fluctuated over the years from twenty to thirty shillings, and back down to twentyone shillings and sixpence by the start of George's reign. A Royal Proclamation of December 1717 fixed the value of the guinea at twenty one shillings. George II's two guinea pieces mark