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Definition of Dutch florin
1. Noun. Formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dutch Florin
Literary usage of Dutch florin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handbook for Travellers on the Continent: Being a Guide to Holland by John Murray (Firm) (1853)
"The guilder, or Dutch florin, is worth Is. 8d. English. ... The guilder (or Dutch
florin) = Germ, florin = 100 = = I 8 4 guilder or florin ..."
2. Handbook for Travellers on the Continent: Being a Guide to Holland, Belgium by John Murray (Firm) (1871)
"The guilder, or Dutch florin, is worth Is, Sd. English. ... 5 fThe guilder (or
Dutch florin) = Germ, florin = 100 = = 1 8 U guilder = 50 = 10 = 0 10 Coins. ..."
3. The Decimal System in Numbers, Coins, and Accounts: Especially with by John Bowring (1854)
"Three years ago twenty pence might have been taken fairly as the average and
approximate value of the Dutch florin. Now it is much higher. ..."
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