Florin
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Florin may refer to this modern currency:
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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