A Florin was a Two Shilling coin in all Commonwealth countries prior to decimalisation. At the conversion to decimal currency, a British Florin became 10 New Pence.
The Florin was introduced into the British currency in 1848 as a tentative step towards decimalisation which was not realised for another 120 years. A Florin was worth 24 Pence or two Shillings or one tenth of a Pound depending on your frame of reference. One tenth of a Florin was equal to 2.4 Pence in the predecimal currency, for which there was no equivalent coin or combination of coins. In the British decimal currency, a Florin converted to 10 New Pence, so one tenth of a Florin converted to One New Penny.
A florin is another term for a pre-decimal British coin worth two shillings or ten new pence, another term for a guilder, the former currency of the Netherlands, or the currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents.
There were 12 pennies in one shilling and a florin was a two shilling piece. So, a florin was worth 24 pennies. This is not to be confused with the later 'New Penny' introduced with decimalization in 1971. A florin is equal to £0.10, or 10 New Pence. The designation was later dropped once the original pre-decimal usage had died out.
You've got to be more specific. First, the usual definition of a florin would be the British coin worth 2 shillings (1/10th of a pound). Because of this, there would be no such thing as a "quarter of a florin" let alone "cents" which cents have never been used when referring to British currency. So a quarter of a florin would be half a shilling or sixpence. But sixpence coins would always say sixpence and never would say "a quarter of a florin" I'd look at your coins again and post a new question.
All British or Commonwealth Florins (Two Shilling) coins are predecimal. In Britain, the Florin was replaced by the 10 New Pence coin. In other countries such as Australia and New Zealand, the Florin was replaced by the 20 cent coin.
The florin was used in Italy during the Renaissance. It was equal to 72 grains of gold. It was called the Florentine florin. (Florence, Italy) __ The British Florin was introduced into the currency in 1848 with a value of Two Shillings. The coin remained in use until decimalisation in 1971 when it was replaced by the 10 New Pence coin. The collector value of a Florin would depend on the year and condition of the coin.
A British 1970 cupro-nickel Florin (QE II)(Proof FDC), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to £10 GBP. There were no general circulation British Florins minted after 1966. A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.
The modern Florin (Two Shillings) was introduced into the British currency in 1848 and last minted for circulation in 1967. It was replaced by the 10 New Pence coin at decimalisation.
The last New Zealand Florin was minted in 1965.
There were no 1927 British Florins minted for general circulation. There were 15,000 Proof FDC 1927 Florins minted featuring the new reverse design.
A 10 New Pence coin was a British coin released as a part of the first phase of the conversion to decimal currency in 1968. It replaced the Florin or Two Shilling coin.
BC is a province of Canada, so there's no such thing as "British Columbia money" any more than there is "New York money" or "Iowa money". At this time the Canadian dollar is worth almost exactly the same as the U.S. dollar.