1344

Years: 1341 1342 1343 - 1344 - 1345 1346 1347

Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s - 1340s - 1350s 1360s 1370s

Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century

Events

• English king Edward III introduces three new gold coins, the florin. leopard, and helm. Unfortunately the amount of gold in the coins does not match their value of six shillings, three shillings, and one shilling and sixpence, so they have to be withdrawn and mostly melted down by August of this year.

Births

• Meinhard III, Count of Tyrol

Deaths

• Constantine IV of Armenia