Florin

Florin derives from the city of Florence (or Firenze) in Italy and frequently refers to the (fiorino d'oro) gold coin struck in 1252.

This money format was plagiarized in other countries and the word florin is used, for example, in relation to the Dutch guilder (abbreviated to Fl) and the coin first issued in 1344 by Edward III of England, then valued at six shillings, composed of 108 grains (6.99829 grams) of gold, and more recently relating to a British pre-decimal silver coin (later nickel silver) piece also known as a two shilling 'bit' (abbreviation 2/-).

Florin may therefore also refer to:

Modern currency

• The Netherlands Antillean guilder (abbreviated ANG) is also known as a "florin", and abbreviated NAFl
• Aruban florin, the currency of Aruba
• Hungarian forint, the official currency of Hungary
• The currency sign "ƒ", called the florin sign

Obsolete currency

• East African florin, used in British East Africa from 1920 to 1921
• Lombardy-Venetia florin, used in the pre-unification Italian state of Lombardy-Veneto 1862-1866

Obsolete denominations

• Austro-Hungarian gulden (Austro-Hungarian forint), used from 1754 to 1892
• Dutch guilder, used in the Netherlands from 1680 to 2002
• Florin (Aragonese coin), minted in the 14th century
• Florin (Australian coin), used from 1910 to 1966
• Florin (English coin), a rare old gold coin valued at six shillings, used only in 1344
• Florin (Irish coin), a two-shilling coin produced from 1928 to 1968
• Florin (Italian coin), minted in Florence in 1252 (origin of the name "florin"), first gold coin minted in significant quantities in Western Europe since the 7th century
• Florin (New Zealand coin), minted from 1933 to 1965
• South German gulden, used from 1754 to 1873
• Florin (British coin), British coin produced from 1849 to 1970 with its denomination inscribed variously one florin, two shillings, or with both denominations

Places

• Florin, California, in Sacramento County, California, United States
• Florin Court

Fictional currency and places

• A currency unit in the computer games Medieval: Total War and Medieval II: Total War, set during Medieval Europe.
• One of the two main countries in William Goldman's The Princess Bride (the other is Guilder)
• The type of currency used in the video games Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, set during late 15th century Italy.
• The currency used in the Stardust (2007 film).