Australian coin

I have a 1936 Australian coin. The reverse shows "One Florin - Two
Shillings".

So, does that mean "1 florin and 2 shillings", or "1 Florin or 2
shillings"?

Also, don't the kangaroo and the emu get tired of holding up that shield?
Maybe the guy on the other side could quit profiling and help them out.
--
Joecoin

Copper is as copper does.

"joecoin" wrote in message
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I have a 1936 Australian coin. The reverse shows "One Florin - Two
Shillings".

So, does that mean "1 florin and 2 shillings", or "1 Florin or 2
shillings"?

Yep. (the latter)
Your choice. "One florin" OR "two shillings". Either which way.
We Aussies call it "two Bob".
Same coin today is 20¢. http://mendosus.com/jpg/20c.jpg Features a platypus,
pronounced "Plait-a-puss". (Ever tried to?)


Also, don't the kangaroo and the emu get tired of holding up that shield?

Actually, they *have to* stand near a shield, since both of them are such good
eating. 'Roo is good lean meat - low cholesterol and all that - and Emu is,
whilst a bit gamey, an interesting feed too.

Wouldn't you want to be near a shield - or some kind of protection - if you
were so good to eat?

Maybe the guy on the other side could quit profiling and help them out.

Ha!
George is probably waiting for the dinner gong.
Actually, poor old George was none too fit in '36. He celebrated his silver
Jubilee the year before, but gave up the whole trip and cashed in his chips in
'36. (There's a poem in there somewhere.)

(His son Edward took over, but sadly, as everyone knows, all "Edwards" are a
bit nutty. Some a little, some a lot. (The evidence is close at hand.) He
decided that some piece of skirt was more important than the throne, national
responsibility, centuries of tradition, blah blah blah. Thinking with the
wrong brain, and all that.)

I doubt George was too concerned about the welfare of a couple of gamey
Australian beasts on the reverse side of his coin.

So - what you've got is the last one of the series. Edward never did get a
real coin, (was never crowned) so then next florin, 1938, featured his brother
Albert, who called himself George, (number VI) so that Liberace could crack
lots of jokes about him.

BTW - how many pearls are visible on the band around his crown? 8? 6? 4?
None?
Here's a 6d with the same (almost) obverse as your florin.
http://www.mendosus.com/jpg/6d-1936-obv-bw.jpg
See the four pairs of pearls - inbetween the diamonds - running around the
crown?

How many can you see on yours?

--
Jeff R
(silver is, too)

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"joecoin" wrote in message
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I have a 1936 Australian coin. The reverse shows "One Florin - Two
Shillings".

So, does that mean "1 florin and 2 shillings", or "1 Florin or 2
shillings"?

Yep. (the latter)
Your choice. "One florin" OR "two shillings". Either which way.
We Aussies call it "two Bob".

Thanks for the info.

Same coin today is 20¢. http://mendosus.com/jpg/20c.jpg Features a
platypus, pronounced "Plait-a-puss". (Ever tried to?)

Nope, never tried. But I had a cat named Pussapuss.

Also, don't the kangaroo and the emu get tired of holding up that
shield?

Actually, they *have to* stand near a shield, since both of them are
such good eating. 'Roo is good lean meat - low cholesterol and all
that - and Emu is, whilst a bit gamey, an interesting feed too.

Wouldn't you want to be near a shield - or some kind of protection -
if you were so good to eat?

No, I'd get a tank.

Maybe the guy on the other side could quit profiling and help them
out.

Ha!
George is probably waiting for the dinner gong.
Actually, poor old George was none too fit in '36. He celebrated his
silver Jubilee the year before, but gave up the whole trip and cashed
in his chips in '36. (There's a poem in there somewhere.)

(His son Edward took over, but sadly, as everyone knows, all "Edwards"
are a bit nutty. Some a little, some a lot. (The evidence is close
at hand.) He decided that some piece of skirt was more important than
the throne, national responsibility, centuries of tradition, blah blah
blah. Thinking with the wrong brain, and all that.)

Well, Ed wanted to treat Wallace Warfield Simpson the right way, and that
meant devoring all his time to her. Rumor in the states has it that she
is Bart Simpsons great grandmother. BUt you're right, Ed shoulda jsut had
a mistress, like Charles does. Wait a minute, is Camella his mistress or
his horse? I get so confused, she's got such a nice set of choppers.
Ask me about my conspiracy theory regarding Charles, the Queen and
Charles DeGaulle.

I doubt George was too concerned about the welfare of a couple of
gamey Australian beasts on the reverse side of his coin.

So - what you've got is the last one of the series. Edward never did
get a real coin, (was never crowned)

But, isn't there a Canadian cent with Ed on it? A great rarity?

so then next florin, 1938,
featured his brother Albert, who called himself George, (number VI) so
that Liberace could crack lots of jokes about him.

Thank God for Liberace, htat bastion of sanity in a notherwise troubling
3 decades after the war.

BTW - how many pearls are visible on the band around his crown? 8? 6?
4? None?
Here's a 6d with the same (almost) obverse as your florin.
http://www.mendosus.com/jpg/6d-1936-obv-bw.jpg
See the four pairs of pearls - inbetween the diamonds - running around
the crown?

How many can you see on yours?

I see 16 pearls, must be a double die.

Actually, this coin is well worn. By US grading I'd say Good to Very
Good. I can see the pearls on each end of the crown, but they are not
well defined, sorta blobbed together. Also, the coin has been cleaned
somewhat harshly. Having said that, it is pricelss to me. My uncle
brought it back from the war when he was in the US Marine Corp. He was
mustered out from Australia, after seeing action in some of the island
hopping campaigns. His brother, who served in the US Army Air Corps was
not so lucky, he was kia in Italy when his plane hit a mountain.


--
Jeff R
(silver is, too)


I need proof of that.

--
Joecoin

Copper is as copper does.

Also, don't the kangaroo and the emu get tired of holding up that shield?


A little trivia for you. The kangaroo and the emu are the only two animals that
can't walk backwards. Fitting that they should hold the shield and standing on
the banner that has Australia's motto "Advance Australia". Well, they can't go
backwards!