The British pre-decimal penny was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄240 of one pound or 1⁄12 of one shilling. Its symbol was d, from the Roman...
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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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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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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 penny (1d) (Irish: pingin) coin was the third-smallest denomination of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth 1⁄240 of a pound or 1⁄12 of a shilling. To...
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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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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....
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British penny may refer to: Penny (British decimal coin) Penny (British pre-decimal coin) Penny (English coin) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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between the Irish decimal and pre-decimal systems. It was similar to the British one, except for the higher-value coins. Ireland's new decimal coinage had face...
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legal tender in the mainland United Kingdom. The current decimal coins consist of: one penny and two pence in copper-plated steel five pence and ten pence...
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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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value to the British pre-decimal penny, as the two currencies were originally fixed at par. The coin was introduced in 1911, while the last penny was minted...
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physics and mathematics One Direction, an English-Irish boy band Penny (British pre-decimal coin), routinely abbreviated 1d. 1D, the hexadecimal code for the...
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penny is a large bronze coin issued from 1939 to 1965. Introduced seven years after the larger denominations of New Zealand pound coinage, the coin's...
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been three sets of coins in Ireland since independence. In all three, the coin showed a Celtic harp on the obverse. The pre-decimal coins of the Irish punt...
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£sd (redirect from British pre-decimal currency)
spoken as "pounds, shillings and pence", is the popular name for the pre-decimal currencies once common throughout Europe. The abbreviation originates...
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The British farthing (derived from the Old English feorthing, a fourth part) was a British coin worth a quarter of an old penny (1⁄960 of a pound sterling)...
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Codex Claromontanus. d. is the standard abbreviation for the Penny (British pre-decimal coin) (from Latin: denarius) Ɖ ɖ : African D Ð ð : Latin letter...
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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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British halfpenny may refer to: Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin) Halfpenny (British decimal coin) This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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The British penny (1⁄240 of a pound sterling), a large, pre-decimal coin which continued the series of pennies which began in about the year 700, was struck...
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threepence coin was withdrawn in 1971 due to decimalisation and replaced by the decimal new penny, with 2.4d being worth 1p. The three pence coin – expressed...
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redivided into 100, rather than 240, pence. Decimal Day was set for 15 February 1971, and a whole range of new coins was introduced. Shillings continued to...
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on 10 July 1967, replacing the pre-decimal crown coin (five shillings). A total of 81,585,200 pre-2006 50 cent coins were issued, with a total value...
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Auctioneers Spink & Son of London sold the coin on 27 March 2014 for £396,000 including commission. All pre-decimal crowns from 1818 on remain legal tender...
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the pre-decimal halfpenny piece. The inscription on the reverse read ROYAL MINT TRIAL 1994 with an edge inscription based on the one pound coin which...
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In British English, to "spend a penny" means to urinate. Its etymology is literal: coin-operated public toilets commonly charged a pre-decimal penny, beginning...
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The British fourpence coin, sometimes known as a groat, "joey" or fourpenny bit, is a silver coin worth 1⁄60 of one pound or 1⁄3 of one shilling. It is...
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The halfpenny (1⁄2d) (Irish: leathphingin) coin was the second smallest denomination of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth 1⁄480 of a pound or 1⁄24 of...
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2016. The coin has a 12-edged shape, similar to the pre-decimal brass threepence coin; it has roughly the same size as the previous £1 coin, and is bi-metallic...
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