The
nineteenth and
twentieth century Florin, or Two Shillings coin, should not be confused with the
medieval gold
Florin, which was nominally worth six
shillings.This florin was worth one tenth of a
pound, and was superseded in
1971 by the
ten pence piece, which initially had the same size and weight.In
1847 a motion was introduced in Parliament calling for the introduction of a decimal currency and the striking of coins of one-tenth and one-hundredth of a
Pound. The motion was subsequently withdrawn on the understanding that a one-tenth Pound coin would be produced to test the waters of public opinion. There was considerable discussion of what the coin should be called, with Centum, Decade, and Dime being among the suggestions, before florin was eventually settled upon, partly because of its connection with old English coinage, and partly because other European countries also had coins of approximately the same size and weight called florins.
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