The British decimal two pence coin (often shortened to 2p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage equalling 2⁄100 of a pound. Since...
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The British decimal fifty pence coin (often shortened to 50p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄2 of one pound. Its obverse...
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The British decimal ten pence coin (often shortened to 10p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄10 of a pound. Its obverse...
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The British decimal halfpenny (1⁄2p) coin was a denomination of sterling coinage introduced in February 1971, at the time of decimalisation, and was worth...
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The British decimal twenty pence coin (often shortened to 20p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄5 of a pound. Like...
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The British decimal five pence coin (often shortened to 5p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 5⁄100 of a pound. Its obverse...
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Thus 8d is eightpence or eight pence, but "eight pennies" means specifically eight individual penny coins. Before Decimal Day in 1971, sterling used the...
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a number of old pence which was not 0 or 6 did not convert exactly into coins of new pence. The Russian ruble was the first decimal currency to be used...
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The British decimal one penny (1p) coin is a unit of currency and denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄100 of one pound. Its obverse featured the...
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one pound coin had put enough £2 (and 20 pence) coins back into circulation, as people emptied coin jars primarily for the older one pound coin that was...
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banknote. "Decimal" crowns were minted a few times after decimalisation of the British currency in 1971, initially with a nominal value of 25 (new) pence. However...
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The British decimal twenty-five pence (25p) coin was a commemorative denomination of sterling coinage issued in four designs between 1972 and 1981. These...
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The British florin, or two-shilling piece (2/– or 2s.), was a coin worth 1⁄10 of one pound, or 24 pence. It was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final...
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Following decimal day on 15 February 1971 the coin had a value of five new pence, and a new coin of the same value but labelled as "five new pence" (later...
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designs; these coins are not legal tender in the mainland United Kingdom. The current decimal coins consist of: one penny and two pence in copper-plated...
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List of British banknotes and coins, with commonly used terms. Prior to decimalisation in 1971, there were 12 pence (written as 12d) in a shilling (written...
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pre-decimal pence. The gold half crown was first issued in England in 1526, in the reign of King Henry VIII, with a value half that of the crown coin. The...
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The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy ounces (113.0 gr; 7.32 g) of pure gold....
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worth 12 pence (d), the value of two pre-decimal sixpence coins. Following decimalisation, the old sixpence had a value of 2+1⁄2 new pence (£0.025)....
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£sd (redirect from British pre-decimal currency)
spoken as "pounds, shillings, and pence" or pronounced /ɛl.ɛsˈdiː/ ell-ess-DEE) is the popular name for the pre-decimal currencies once common throughout...
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twenty pence (20p) (Irish: fiche pingin) coin was a subdivision of the Irish pound. It was introduced on 30 October 1986. It was the first Irish decimal coin...
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shillings, each of 12 pence. The brass threepence coin was withdrawn in 1971 due to decimalisation and replaced by the decimal new penny, with 2.4d being...
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The British pre-decimal halfpenny (pronounced /ˈheɪpəni/), once abbreviated ob. (from the Latin 'obulus'), is a discontinued denomination of sterling...
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to the decimal system, though for a short period of time, both decimal and non-decimal coins were in circulation. To distinguish between the two versions...
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have been three sets of coins in Ireland. In all three, the coin showed a Celtic harp on the obverse. The pre-decimal coins of the Irish pound had realistic...
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The decimal one penny (1p) (Irish: pingin) coin was the second-smallest denomination of the Irish pound. There were 100 pennies (pence) to the pound. The...
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Pound sterling (redirect from PS1 coin)
sterling silver. In the British pre-decimal (duodecimal) currency system, the term £sd (or Lsd) for pounds, shillings and pence referred to the Roman libra...
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The British twopence (2d) (/ˈtʌpəns/ or /ˈtuːpəns/) coin was a denomination of sterling coinage worth two pennies or 1/120 of a pound. It was a short-lived...
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Twopence (disambiguation) (redirect from Two pence)
may also refer to: Two pence (or pennies) in British coinage Two pence (British decimal coin) Tuppence (detective), a recurring character in the works of...
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traditional name of a defunct English and Irish silver coin worth four pence, and also a Scottish coin which was originally worth fourpence, with later issues...
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