Author: Skip Hardin
Sunday, 05 January 2003 - 07:26 pm |        |
Here is table that I found interesting and thought it worth sharing, particularly with "non-British" members who may not be completely familiar with the old English currency system before introduction of the modern decimal system. Of particular interest to me were the familiar names of the coins and their respective denominations.
Skip Hardin
Atlanta, GA
shardin@attbi.com
| Amount | Note | Coinage | | 21 shillings | --- | guinea | | 1 pound (20 shillings) | 1 pound note | sovereign | | 10 shillings | 1/2 pound note | half-sovereign | | 5 shillings | --- | crown | | 2 1/2 shillings | --- | half-crown | | 2 shillings | --- | florin | | 1 shilling (12 pence) | --- | shilling | | 6 pence | --- | sixpence | | 4 pence | --- | groat | | 3 pence | --- | threepence | | 2 pence | --- | twopence | | 1 pence | --- | penny | | 1/2 pence | --- | halfpenny | | 1/4 pence | --- | farthing | | 1/8 pence | --- | half-farthing | | |
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Author: Jon Eva
Sunday, 05 January 2003 - 08:17 pm | |
The half-farthing was actually minted for use in Ceylon, though it was legal tender in Britain for a while (until 1869).
There was also a third farthing (only used in Malta) and even a quarter farthing (only used in Ceylon). Neither of these were ever legal tender in Britain. |
Author: Graham Jay
Monday, 06 January 2003 - 05:09 am | |
The guinea (as a coin) was no longer made in Victorian times, I believe they stopped making it at the time of the Napoleonic wars.
There was also a 4-shilling (or double-florin) coin. This was only minted for 4 years (1887-1890 from memory). |
Author: Caroline Morris
Monday, 06 January 2003 - 06:22 am | |
We called the half pound note a 'ten bob note', and two and a half shillings was either called 'half a crown' or 'two and six'.
Love,
Caz |
