There are a number of stories behind the 1937
pattern
strikes, some say that they depicted King Edward VIII before he eloped with divorcee Mrs Wallis Simpson
(The coins of Edward VIII, 2011)
,
(Museum Victoria, 2011)
which was later removed thus producing unifacepatterns, others say the
patterns
were produced as representation pieces in order to gain royal approval for the new designs, similar to the patterns of
1927. The latter would seem to be more plausible, given that
patterns
exist of only the denominations with new designs, and that 1937 double-sided
patterns
exist in other denominations. A total of 15 1937 unifacepattern
florins are known but no double sided
pattern
florins are known to exist. It is unlikely that more than 4 or 5 examples are available to collectors with most being
held in museums or other public collections. No examples were produced for circulation, it wasn't until 1938 when business strike florins were produced with the new designs.
(Museum Victoria, 2011)
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