The Probert Encyclopaedia of Money

FLORIN

The florin was an English gold coin first minted by the statute of Edward III, containing one-fiftieth of a pound of gold and valued at six shillings. Half and quarter-florins were also minted, in proportion - a half-florin containg one hundreth of a pound of gold. The gold florins have long since been extinct.

The florin was an English, silver, two shilling coin first issued in 1849. It went out of production with the adoption of decimal currency. The florin was also used in Austria and in Holland, where it was also called a Guilder.
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