The 1917 Florin (two shillings) obverse features the bare head of King George V facing left, with the legend: 'GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP:'. The UK 1917 Florin reverse shows vertically aligned cruciform crowned shields, with four sceptres diagonally between. The top and bottom shields show three lions representing England, the left a harp representing Ireland, and the right one lion representing Scotland. The legend 'ONE FLORIN' is divided above the main design, with the date 1917 divided below.
The British florin, or two-shilling coin, was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970. The 1917 two-shilling coin is a favourite with British coin collectors for its originality, and unique style. The 1917 florin (or two shilling) was worth one tenth of a pound or 24 pence.