[DOC] [TLE] Florin (Italian coin) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Florentine florin was a coin struck from 1252 to 1533 with no significant 
change in its design or metal content standard during that time. It had 54 grains of 
nominally pure or 'fine' gold (3.5 grams, 0.1125 troy ... because the Kingdom of 
Hungary was a major source of European gold (until mining in the New World 
began... [DOC] [TLE] Republic of Florence - Wikipedia [PAR] Currency, Florin (12521533). Preceded by, Succeeded by. Margravate of 
Tuscany  Duchy of Florence. Today part of, Italy. The Republic of Florence, also 
known as the Florentine Republic (Italian: Repubblica ... The Medici re-assumed 
their rule in 1531, after an 11-month siege of the city. The republican government 
was... [DOC] [TLE] THE ITALIAN CITY-STATES OF THE RENAISSANCE [PAR] The growing spirit of self-conscious independence can be observed in the history 
... When cities began to take control of their own affairs, they were usually ruled 
by an .... Machiavelli's dispatches from his foreign missions show the acuteness 
of ..... Florence from prospering is shown by the coinage in 1252 of the gold florin,
... [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF FLORENCE - History World [PAR] When Florence begins its territorial expansion, in the 12th century, the town - like 
many ... Indeed this troubled city becomes the powerhouse of the Renaissance. 
... First minted in 1252, the florin is widely recognized and trusted. ... He is heavily 
in debt to Florence, having borrowed 600,000 gold florins from the Peruzzi and... [DOC] [TLE] 2006. 'A Thirteenth Century Hoard of Gold Florins From the Medieval ... [PAR] The obverse showed a eur-de-lis or 'orino', symbol of the city and the legend ... 
18794 proposed that Genoa began to strike gold coins much earlier in the 
1180s ... Florence openly asserted its independence and became a sovereign 
entity. ..... to our knowledge of the earliest orin issues minted between 1252 and 
1303. [DOC] [TLE] History of Florence - Florence Web Guide [PAR] This is the time of Florence history when the city reached its peak in the 
humanities and arts. ... Often the work was started in one century in Florence's 
history and finished over the ... the great renaissance architect (picture above 
shows dome and bell tower) ... In 1252 the Florentine gold Florin (il fiorino d'oro) 
was coined. [DOC] [TLE] History of Florence - About Florence [PAR] items, 0, $num_items); // OPTIONAL: Show the feed title, as an HTML ... The city 
developed rapidly thanks to its favorable position and the role it ... independence 
of the papacy from imperial power were to have their leading .... was the coining 
in 1252 of the gold florin, which joined the silver florin coined as early as 1235. [DOC] [TLE] Florin a coin with roots in Florence, global legacy - Coin World [PAR] Nov 17, 2014 ... Coin World looks back at early coinage units in its Symbols of Power series ... 
Gold florin of the city of Florence dates to the period from 1252 to 1303. ... and yet 
poor reproductions began to shake confidence in the original florin. ... Then, in 
1849, the British government decided to issue a 2-shilling piece at a... [DOC] [TLE] Roosevelt's Crusade against Gold - The Future of Freedom ... [PAR] Jun 1, 2009 ... Florence began issuing the gold florin in 1252, and it was a standard of ... He 
ordered Americans to surrender their gold to the government by May 1, 1933. ... 
Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma, authorizing the Treasury to issue more paper ... 
Warren had written Alfalfa and Some Suggestions for City Persons Who... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 7: Medieval Silver and Gold - MyGeologyPage [PAR] Rome probably lost 90% of its population in the 5th and 6th centuries. ... Arabs 
isolated northwest Europe, the Europeans had to become financially 
independent. .... A renewed trade in furs and slaves began in the 890s, supplied 
now with silver .... In 1252 Genoa and Florence issued the first important gold 
coins minted in... [DOC] [TLE] When Bankers Had

Question: In 1252 this city, in a show of its independence, began to issue gold florins
Answer: Florence