were florin and guilder both war currencies?
or do they have any other relationship
im not sure which florin
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May 5th, 2008 at 4:45 am
The florin was originally a Venetian currency of the 13th century, that inspired namesakes in much of Europe. It has seen lot of wars, and lots of peace treaties. The Dutch gulden was one of those gold coin children of the florin, as best we understand.
May 5th, 2008 at 4:45 am
Are you talking about the British Florin worth 2 shillings?
Both the British Florin and the Dutch Guilder were currencies during the World Wars.
The Story of the Florin or Two Shilling Piece
In 1911, on the new coins of George V, the value "One Florin" remains, but the wording "Two Shillings" disappears. Even when the reverse designs changed from 1927 to 1936, this value mark remained the same.
With the introduction of new designs for George VI in 1937, the wording "Two Shillings" re-appears, but the words "One Florin" were removed. This continued, not only during the minor design changes of 1949, but right through the introduction of new designs for Elizabeth II, until the very last florins of 1967 and 1970.
http://www.24carat.co.uk/florinstoryframe.html
The Dutch Guilder -
In 2002 the guilder was abolished, and replaced by the euro. This meant the end of an illustrious era for the Dutch national currency, which has a proud history of no less than 700 years.
http://www.laatstegulden.nl/english.htm
May 5th, 2008 at 4:45 am
Pretty much, yes. At least, they were both currencies.
The other connection is in the book/movie The Princess Bride, Prince Humperdink wants to start a war between Florin and Guilder (the names of the two fictional kingdoms).