Florin

Florin may refer to this modern currency: more...

• Aruban florin.

Florin may also refer to any several obsolete coins:

• 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:

• A currency unit in the computer game Medieval Total War.
• A kingdom in William Goldman's The Princess Bride.

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