Florin (British coin) piece was issued in 1992, after which the old florin was demonetised on 30 June 1993. The florin, the first decimal coin, was the last coin in general circulation just prior to decimalisation to be withdrawn. Florin (British coin) The British florin, or two shilling coin, was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970. Valued at one tenth of a pound (24 old pence), it was the last coin circulating immediately prior to decimalisation to be demonetised, in 1993, having for a quarter of a century circulated alongside the ten pence piece, identical 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