<diacritize> This money format was borrowed in other countries and the word florin was used, for example, in relation to the Dutch guilder abbreviated to Fl as well as the coin first issued in 1344 by Edward III of England - then valued at six shillings, composed of 108 grains 6.99828 grams of gold with a purity of 23 carats and 312 grains or 2378 carats12 - and more recently relating to a British pre-decimal silver coin later nickel silver also known as a two shilling or two bob bit abbreviation 2- worth 24 pence or one-tenth of a pound. <yor>This money format was borrowed in other countries and the word florin was used, for example, in relation to the Dutch guilder abbreviated to Fl as well as the coin first issued in 1344 by Edward III of England then valued at six shillings, composed of 108 grains 6.99828 grams of gold with a purity of 23 carats and 312 grains or 2378 carats12 and more recently relating to a British pre-decimal silver coin later nickel silver also known as a two shilling or two bob bit abbreviation 2- worth 24 pence or one-tenth of a pound. 