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Definition of Florin
Florin Florin Flor"in, n. [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.
florin Guilder Guil"der, n. [D. gulden, orig., golden. Cf. Golden.]
A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; -- called also
florin and gulden.