florin

IPA: fɫˈɔrɪn

Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
A guilder (pre-Euro currency unit of the Netherlands).
The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.
A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.
A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.
A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

Examples of "florin" in Sentences

Assure yourself that they spend a florin, which is two and a half francs, where we spend a franc.
The price of the tickets has been fixed for 1 florin, which is the maximum customary in this country.
A florin was a large gold coin, named for the city, first minted in the 13th century and used only for the largest transactions.
Oko [florin] is a noted historian.journalist. and author of fourteen historical novels (eight on Poland and six on the North American frontier).
The monetary unit in Holland is the florin, which is equal to two francs four centimes in our money, so that the Dutch centime and sou are worth more than double the Italian centime and sou; hence the mistake and its correction.