florin UK /ˈflɒɹɪn/US /ˈflɔɹɪn/ noun5 •Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies. •A guilder (pre-Euro currency unit of the Netherlands). •The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ. •A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence. •A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound. formsflorins