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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A Tuscan gold coin equal to about 27 United States cents: so called from the fact that it bore the fleur-de-lis, the arms of Florence.
Wiktionary
- n. The monetary unit of Tuscany from 1826 to 1859, subdivided into 100 quatrini; a florin
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“The first gold florin (fiorino) was coined, and soon became the standard gold coin in Europe.”
“Santo lavava i piedi a tanti poveri, quant 'egli aveva anni, et lavavagli, come si deve ... et a tutti dava una veste bianca, et un pajo di calze, et un Alfonsino, et un fiorino et un carlino, et non so che altra moneta.”
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“This was called a florin (from the Italian fiorino”
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