What does florin mean?
Definitions for florin
ˈflɔr ɪn, ˈflɒr-florin
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Princeton's WordNet
guilder, gulden, florinnoun
the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
guilder, gulden, florin, Dutch florinnoun
formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
Wiktionary
florinnoun
The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol
florinnoun
A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.
Synonyms - two shillings, two bob
florinnoun
a guilder (former currency unit of the Netherlands)
florinnoun
any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy
florinnoun
A pre-decimal Australian coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FLORINnoun
A coin first made by the Florentines. That of Germany is in value 2 s. 4 d. that of Spain 4 s. 4 d. halfpenny; that of Palermo and Sicily 2s. 6 d. that of Holland 2 s.
Etymology: French.
In the Imperial chamber the proctors have half a florin taxed and allowed them for every substantial recess. John Ayliffe.
Wikipedia
Florin
The Florentine florin was a gold coin struck from 1252 to 1533 with no significant change in its design or metal content standard during that time. It had 54 grains (3.499 grams, 0.113 troy ounce) of nominally pure or 'fine' gold with a purchasing power difficult to estimate (and variable) but ranging according to social grouping and perspective from approximately 140 to 1,000 modern US dollars. The name of the coin comes from the Giglio bottonato (it), the floral emblem of the city, which is represented at the head of the coin.
Webster Dictionary
Florinnoun
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
Etymology: [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.]
Wikidata
Florin
The Florin or Double Leopard was an attempt in 1344 by English king Edward III to produce a gold coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England. It was 108 grains of nominal pure gold and had a value of six shillings. The continental florin, based on a French coin and ultimately on coins issued in Florence, Italy, in 1252, was a standard coin widely used internationally. Unfortunately the coins were underweight for their value, resulting in them being unacceptable to merchants, and the coins were withdrawn after only a few months in circulation, in August 1344, to be melted down to produce the more popular gold Noble. The obverse of the coin shows the King enthroned beneath a canopy, with two leopards' heads at the sides; the legend is EDWR D GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS HIB. The reverse of the coin shows the Royal cross within a quatrefoil, a leopard in each spandrel; the legend is IHC TRANSIENS PER MEDIUM ILLORUM IBAT.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Florin
flor′in, n. an English silver coin worth 2s., first minted in 1849: in Austria the unit of account, otherwise called gulden, with a value about 2s.: in Holland sometimes called guilder, and worth about 1s. 8d.: (orig.) a Florentine gold coin with a lily stamped on one side, first struck in the 11th century. [Fr., from It. fiorino—fiore, a lily—L. flos.]
Etymology and Origins
Florin
A silver coin of the value of two shillings, originally struck at Florence. It still bears on its reverse side a representation of a lily, symbolical of “The City of Flowers.”
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FLORIN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Florin is ranked #32203 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Florin surname appeared 716 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Florin.
80.7% or 578 total occurrences were White.
12.8% or 92 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
5.3% or 38 total occurrences were Asian.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of florin in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of florin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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