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florin
1[ flawr-in, flor- ]
noun
- a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- the guilder of the Netherlands.
- a former gold coin of Florence, first issued in 1252 and widely imitated.
- a former gold coin of England, first issued under Edward III.
- a former gold coin of Austria, first issued in the middle of the 14th century.
Florin
2[ flawr-in, flor- ]
noun
- a town in central California, near Sacramento.
florin
/ ˈڱɒɪ /
noun
- a former British coin, originally silver and later cupronickel, equivalent to ten (new) pence
- the standard monetary unit of Aruba, divided into 100 cents
- (formerly) another name for guilder
- any of various gold coins of Florence, Britain, or Austria
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of florin1
Example Sentences
The coins, called a florin, a leopard and a helm, were minted in early 1344, but withdrawn within months.
His fine was 5,000 florins and two years’ banishment, with a permanent ban from public office.
Matthias was already counting the florin spikes that were driven into the door.
The senate voted immediately to grant Galileo an appointment for life at the University of Padua in Italy, with an annual salary of 1,000 florins — back when 1,000 florins really meant something1.
Pre-decimal coins, such as the florin and the shilling, which were not demonetised until the 1990s, had effectively ceased to circulate long before then.
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