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Webster 1913 Edition
Florin
Flor′in
,Noun.
[F.
florin
, It. florino
, orig., a Florentine coin, with a lily on it, fr. flore
a flower, fr. L. flos
. See Flower
, and cf. Floren
.] A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents.
Webster 1828 Edition
Florin
FLOR'IN
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Florin
florin
florin
English
Noun
florin (plural florins)
- The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.
- A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.
- A guilder (former currency unit of the Netherlands).
- 2014 September 26, Charles Quest-Ritson, “The Dutch garden where tulip bulbs live forever: Hortus Bulborum, a volunteer-run Dutch garden, is dedicated to conserving historic varieties before they vanish for good [print version: Inspired by a living bulb archive, 27 September 2014, p. G5]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening):
- [I]n 1646, during the phenomenon known as "Tulipomania", a tulip like the red and white 'Admirael van der Eijck', or the purple-splashed 'Generalen van Gouda' would sell for more than 1,000 Dutch florins, at a time when the average annual income of a skilled worker was about 300 florins.
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- Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy.
- A pre-decimal Australian coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.