florin

Definitions


[ˈflɒrɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a former British coin and monetary unit worth two shillings

- a foreign coin of gold or silver, especially a Dutch guilder

- the basic monetary unit of Aruba, equal to 100 cents


Phrases:

Origin:
via Old French from Italian fiorino, diminutive of fiore ‘flower’, from Latin flos, flor-. The word originally denoted a gold coin issued in Florence, bearing a fleur-de-lis (the city's emblem) on the reverse




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