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Encyclopedia > Florin

Florin may refer to this modern currency:

Florin may also refer to any several obsolete coins: The Aruban florin is the official currency of Aruba. ...

  • Italian coin florin, minted in Florence in 1252 (origin of name "florin"), first gold coin minted in Western Europe (see also bezants).
  • Guilder, used in the Netherlands from 1279-2002.
  • Florin (British coin), a two-shilling coin produced from 1849 to 1970.
  • Irish florin coin, another two-shilling coin used from 1928 to 1943.
  • Austrian florin, used from 1857-1892.
  • German florin, used from 1680-1790.
  • Florin (English coin), a coin valued at six shillings, used only in 1344.

In fiction, Florin may refer to: Bezants is a medieval name for gold coins. ... Guilder is the English name for the Dutch Gulden. ... The nineteenth and twentieth century Florin or Two Shillings coin should not be confused with the medieval gold Florin, which was worth six shillings. ... The Irish florin coin featured the salmon and the original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1943 contained 75% silver, a higher content than the equivalent British coin. ... Austria issued a coin called a Florin from 1857 until 1892. ... The Florin or Double Leopard was an attempt by English king Edward III to produce a gold coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England (see also Half Florin or Leopard and Quarter Florin or Helm). ...


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