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| + | * '''Half-Farthing:''' 1/8 penny. Copper or bronze. | ||
* '''Farthing:''' 1/4 penny. Copper or bronze. | * '''Farthing:''' 1/4 penny. Copper or bronze. | ||
* '''Half-Penny:''' 1/2 penny. Copper or bronze. | * '''Half-Penny:''' 1/2 penny. Copper or bronze. | ||
* '''Penny:''' 1 penny. Copper | * '''Penny:''' 1 penny. Copper | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''Twopence:''' 2 pence. Copper |
| + | * '''Threepence:''' 3 pence. Silver. | ||
| + | * '''Groat:''' 4 pence. Silver. | ||
* '''Six-Pence:''' 6 pence. Silver. | * '''Six-Pence:''' 6 pence. Silver. | ||
* '''Shilling:''' 1 shilling. Silver. | * '''Shilling:''' 1 shilling. Silver. | ||
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* '''Half-Sovereign:''' 10 shillings. Gold. | * '''Half-Sovereign:''' 10 shillings. Gold. | ||
* '''Sovereign:''' £1. Gold. | * '''Sovereign:''' £1. Gold. | ||
| + | * '''One Pound Note:''' £1. Paper Note. | ||
| + | * '''Guinea:''' £1, 1 shilling, or 21 shillings. Gold. | ||
* '''Two-Pound:''' £2. Gold. | * '''Two-Pound:''' £2. Gold. | ||
* '''Five–Pound:''' £5. Gold. | * '''Five–Pound:''' £5. Gold. | ||
| + | * '''Five Pound Note:''' £5. Paper Note. | ||
| + | * '''Ten Pound Note:''' £10. Paper Note. | ||
===Money Slang=== | ===Money Slang=== | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 17 July 2008
Currency Conversions
- £1 = 20 shillings
- 1 shilling = 12 pennies
Banknotes
Banknotes, as paper money is often referred, come in the following denominations: £1, £2, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100
Individual Coins
- Half-Farthing: 1/8 penny. Copper or bronze.
- Farthing: 1/4 penny. Copper or bronze.
- Half-Penny: 1/2 penny. Copper or bronze.
- Penny: 1 penny. Copper
- Twopence: 2 pence. Copper
- Threepence: 3 pence. Silver.
- Groat: 4 pence. Silver.
- Six-Pence: 6 pence. Silver.
- Shilling: 1 shilling. Silver.
- Florin: 2 shillings. Silver.
- Half-Crown: 2 shillings & sixpence. Silver.
- Crown: 5 shillings. Silver.
- Half-Sovereign: 10 shillings. Gold.
- Sovereign: £1. Gold.
- One Pound Note: £1. Paper Note.
- Guinea: £1, 1 shilling, or 21 shillings. Gold.
- Two-Pound: £2. Gold.
- Five–Pound: £5. Gold.
- Five Pound Note: £5. Paper Note.
- Ten Pound Note: £10. Paper Note.
Money Slang
- Bob: Shilling value. "Three bob."
- Guinea: 21 shillings, just over a pound. Named for an old coin-type; has denotations of aristocracy, based on the idea that someone who pays in guineas rather than pounds is paying a touch more, for royal treatment.
- Pence: Penny value, generally in multiples. Tuppence is two-pence, thruppence is three-pence, sixpence is six-pence.
- Quid: Pound value. "Three quid."
