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florin (dict)

Florin

• The first gold coin minted in Europe. First minted in Florence in 1252 and known as a florin (see also bezants).
• a synonym for Guilder, a currency previously used in the Netherlands.
• a currency once used in Florence.
• a name for the two-shilling coin used in the UK from 1849 as a first step towards decimalisation in 1971, and other countries which used to operate a British style currency system. Such examples include:
• Australia, prior to decimalisation in 1966
• New Zealand, prior to decimalisation in 1967
• Ireland, (in the Irish language flirn) prior to Decimal Day, 1971; see Irish florin coin
• Germany, Florin were used from 1680-1790
• a gold coin valued at six shillings issued and withdrawn in England in 1344
• the name of a fictional kingdom in William Goldman's The Princess Bride.

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