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The E-Sylum: Volume 22, Number 8, February 24, 2019, Article 35

NUMISMATICS IN VICTORIA

The British television drama series Victoria stars Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria. Readers note some numismatic content in recent episodes. -Editor

The Godless Florin designs
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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