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Republic of Florence

Italian commune whose gold florin was a standard of medieval European trade.

Kind: republic
Region: Italy, Europe
Recorded period: 1115 – 1532

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Florentine gold florin

from 1252

The Florentine gold florin, or fiorino d'oro, was a gold coin introduced by the Republic of Florence in 1252. Minted following the disruption of Byzantine gold coinage in the wake of the Fourth Crusade, it became Western Europe's first standard gold coin. Florence struck the florin continuously until 1533 without su…

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