Florin (disambiguation)
# Florin (disambiguation)

The florin was a former coin of the Republic of Florence.

It may also refer to:

## Modern currencies

* The Netherlands Antillean guilder (abbreviated ANG) is also known as a "florin", and abbreviated NAFl
* Aruban florin, the currency of Aruba
* Hungarian forint, the official currency of Hungary
* The currency sign "ƒ", called the florin sign

## Obsolete currencies

* Austro-Hungarian florin, used from 1754 to 1892
* Dutch guilder, used in the Netherlands from 1680 to 2002
* East African florin, used in British East Africa from 1920 to 1921
* Lombardy-Venetia florin, used in the pre-unification Italian state of Lombardy-Veneto 1862-1866
* South German gulden, used from 1754 to 1873
* United States of Belgium florin, 1790, colloquially referred to as the "Silver Lion"

## Obsolete denominations

* Florin (Aragonese coin), minted in the 14th century
* Florin (Australian coin), used from 1910 to 1966
* Florin (English coin), a rare old gold coin valued at six shillings, used only in 1344
* Florin (Irish coin), a two-shilling coin produced from 1928 to 1968
* Florin (Italian coin), the fiorino d'oro minted in Florence in 1252, from which the name "florin" derives; the first gold coin minted in significant quantities in Western Europe since the 7th century
* Florin (New Zealand coin), minted from 1933 to 1965
* Florin (British coin), British coin produced from 1849 to 1970 with its denomination inscribed variously one florin, two shillings, or with both denominations

## Places

* Florin, California, in Sacramento County
* Florin, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County

## People

* See Florin (name)

## Fictional currency and places

* A currency unit in the computer games Medieval: Total War and Medieval II: Total War, set in Medieval Europe.
* One of the two main countries in William Goldman's The Princess Bride (the other is Guilder)
* The type of currency used in the video games Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, set in late 15th century Italy.
* The currency used in the Stardust (2007 film).
* The currency of the Republic of Cinnabar, the major political entity in David Drake's RCN Series.
