COINAGE APPROXIMATE EQUIVALENTS for those who are unfamiliar with the coinage in use before 1971. |
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D |
ecimal Coinage
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£1 or 20 shillings (s) |
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£1 or 100p |
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1 shilling or 12 pennies (d) |
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5p | ||||
one penny (1d) |
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0. 4p | ||||
one ha'penny (½d) |
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0.2p | ||||
one farthing (¼d) |
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0.1p | ||||