florin
noun/ˈflɒrɪn/
/ˈflɔːrɪn/
- an old British coin worth two shillings (= now 10p)Word Originvia Old French from Italian fiorino, diminutive of fiore ‘flower’, from Latin flos, flor-. The word originally denoted a gold coin issued in Florence, bearing a fleur-de-lis (the city's emblem) on the reverse.
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