Groat (coin) Groat (coin) The groat is the traditional name of a long-defunct English and Irish silver coin worth four pence, and also a Scottish coin originally worth fourpence, with later issues being valued at eightpence and one shilling. The name has also been applied to any thick or large coin, such as the "Groschen" ("grosso"), a silver coin issued by Tyrol in 1271 and Venice in the 13th century, which was the first of this general size to circulate in the Holy Roman Empire and other parts of Europe. The immediate ancestor to the groat was the French "gros tournois" or
Croat (coin) Croat (coin) The croat was a silver coin of Catalonia introduced by Peter III of Aragon in 1285 and minted at Barcelona. The term "croat" derives from the Latin "grossus denarius", great coin, a common term for silver coins of higher value than pennies. Peter III was inspired by the "gros" introduced by Louis IX of France. The "croat" was originally worth twelve "terns" of 25% silver billon. In 1340 the gold "florín" was introduced at a value of eleven "croats". The purity of the "florín" was fixed at eighteen carats (75% gold) in 1365. As the popularity of the