Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Tuscan gold coin equal to about 27 United States cents: so called from the fact that it bore the fleur-de-lis, the arms of Florence.
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- noun The
monetary unit ofTuscany from 1826 to 1859, subdivided into 100 quatrini; aflorin
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Examples
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The first gold florin (fiorino) was coined, and soon became the standard gold coin in Europe.
3. Florence 2001
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Santo lavava i piedi a tanti poveri, quant 'egli aveva anni, et lavavagli, come si deve ... et a tutti dava una veste bianca, et un pajo di calze, et un Alfonsino, et un fiorino et un carlino, et non so che altra moneta.
The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome Charles Michael Baggs
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Tom Alderman: McCain: You've Got Authenticity -- It's Time for Something Else 2008
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This was called a florin (from the Italian fiorino
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