1915H Australian Florin

Description: In 1915 the Australian Commonwealth Florin was produced at the Royal Mint, London and the private mint of Heaton & Sons in Birmingham. It was necessary to employ Heaton & Sons as the Royal Mint had been temporarily requisitioned to help the military effort. The Royal Mint produced only 500,000 Florins with a further 750,000 produced by Heaton & Sons. The Florins produced at Heaton & Sons were struck with a small ‘H’ mintmark below the date. Subdued mint bloom and underlying lustre, a nice example.