| Description | Refers to the <a href="https://coinsnotebook.com/1849-godless-florin-victoria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">1849 silver Florin</a> (two shillings) of Queen Victoria that was one of the most controversial coins to be made in Britain. The normal Latin abbreviations of <em>Dei Gra</em> or DG (meaning 'By the Grace of God') and Fid Def ('Defender of the Faith') were omitted and so the coin became the 'Godless' Florin. Whether the omission was some kind of Religious plot, or just an error of judgement is perhaps unclear, but it did cause public outcry and the next Florins minted reinstated the terms. |
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