The 1936 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 1936 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 1936 divided below.The British florin, or two-shilling coin, was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970. The 1936 two-shilling coin is a favourite with British coin collectors for its originality, and unique style. The 1936 florin (or two shilling) was worth one tenth of a pound or 24 pence.