Interestingly, the Italian florin was struck from 1252 to 1523 with no significant change in its design or metal content standard. It had 54 grains of gold (3.5g).
The "fiorino d'oro" of the Republic of Florence was the first European gold coin struck in sufficient quantities to play a significant commercial role since the seventh century.
The florin was used in Australia between the years 1910-1966. The name florin comes from the Italian city of Florence in 1252, where it got its name. In 1344 an English coin called the florin was valued at six shillings.
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