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Florin

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An English coin representing 2s., or the tenth of a sovereign, issued in 1849. Camden informs us that Edward III. issued gold florins worth 6s., in 1337. The word is generally supposed to be derived from Florence; but as it had a lily on one side, probably it is connected with the Latin flos, a flower. (See Graceless Florin.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Flora’s Dial
Florence (The German)
Florentine Diamond (The)
Florentius
Florian (St.)
Floriani
Florid Architecture
Florida (U. S. America)
Florimel [honey-flower]
Florimel’s Girdle
Florin
Florisando
Florisel of Nicea
Florismart
Florizel
Flotsam and Jetson
Flower Games
Flower Sermon
Flower of Chivalry
Flower of Kings
Flower of Paradise