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The first minting of the florin occurred in 1252. At the time the value of the florin was equal to the lira, but by 1500 the florin had appreciated; seven lire amounted to one florin. [4] In the 14th century, about 150 European states and local coin-issuing authorities made their own copies of the florin.
The British florin, or two-shilling piece (2/– or 2s.), was a coin worth 1 ⁄ 10 of one pound, or 24 pence.It was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970.
As of 1690 the gulden used in Southern Germany and the Habsburg monarchy adhered to the Leipzig standard, with the gulden worth 1 ⁄ 18 of a Cologne Mark of fine silver or 1 ⁄ 2 of a Reichsthaler specie coin, or 12.992 g per gulden. Below is a history (in terms of grams of silver) of the standards of the Austro-Hungarian gulden from 1690 ...
The English florin, sometimes known as the double leopard, was an attempt in 1344 by Edward III to produce gold coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England. It was authorised on 27 January 1344, and struck from 108 grains (6.99829 grams) of nominal pure ('fine') gold and had a value of six shillings (equivalent to 30 modern pence ).
£0.1: 1547–1600. Gold. Florin or two shillings: 2/-£0.1: 1848–1970, circulated from 1971 to 1993 with a value of ten decimal pence. Not to be confused with the gold medieval florin. [coins 2] Two shillings and twopence: 2/2: £0.1084: Late 1640's Minted by Charles I during the civil war briefly. Two shillings and fourpence: 2/4: £0.1168 ...
The Rhenish gulden or florin began in 1354 as a copy of the Florentine florin (weight 1 ⁄ 66 th a Cologne Mark of gold, 23 1 ⁄ 4 karats fine, or 3.43 g fine gold). However, by the early 15th century it has lost nearly one quarter of its gold content. In 1419 it was 1 ⁄ 67 th a Cologne Mark of gold, 19 karats fine; hence 2.76 g fine gold. [1]
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Italy has a long history of different coinage types, which spans thousands of years. Italy has been influential at a coinage point of view: the medieval Florentine florin, one of the most used coinage types in European history and one of the most important coins in Western history, [1] was struck in Florence in the 13th century, while the Venetian sequin, minted from 1284 to 1797, was the most ...