1344 (MCCCXLIV)
was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1344th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 344th year of the 2nd millennium, the 44th year of the 14th century, and the 5th year of the 1340s decade. As of the start of 1344, the Gregorian calendar was
8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- English king Edward III creates three new gold coins, the florin. leopard, and helm. Unfortunately the amount of gold in the coins is different from their worth of six shillings, three shillings, one shilling, and sixpence. Because of this, they had to be taken back and many were melted down by August.
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