1344 The Florin or Double Leppard.

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1344. 1344  The Florin or Double Leopard was an attempt by English king Edward III to produce a gold coinage suitable
      for use in Europe as well as in England (also Half Florin or Leopard and Quarter Florin or Helm). It was 108 grains (6.99829 grams) of nominal pure ('fine') gold and had a value of six shillings (ie.72d).The (continental) florin, based on a French coin and ultimately on coins issued in Florence, Italy, in 1252, was a standard coin (3.5g fine gold) widely used internationally.Unfortunately the coins were underweight for their value, resulting in them
      being unacceptable to merchants, and the coins were withdrawn after only a few months in circulation in August,
      

1344 to be melted down to produce the more popular gold Noble (9g gold valued at 6/8 (ie. 80d).