NUMISMATICS IN VICTORIA

The "Godless Florin" was Albert's fault

Alan Meghrig writes:

The episode has two scenes about coin(s)… 'patterns'(?) being handled while discussing the design. A 'Decimal' value system (?) as in Europe … and showing of the crown. The second scene a discussion about the lack of part of the title of the monarch.

To read the complete article, see:
Fact or Fiction: Inside Episode 6 (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/victoria-s3-e6-fact-or-fiction/#)

Chip Howell writes:

Last Sunday's episode, "A Quartet of Coburgs" featured a short segment on the discussion & naming of the new one-tenth pound/two shilling piece & the idea of it as a first step towards decimalization--about 5 minutes into the show...

To read the complete article, see: Victoria (UK TV series) Series 3 (2019) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(UK_TV_series)#Series_3_(2019))

Thanks, guys. -Editor

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