Victorian Coins
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A Victorian shilling.
A Victorian sixpence.
The reverse of the shilling.
The reverse of the sixpence.
I
n pre-decimal currency, the abbreviation for an old penny was 'd' (short for the Latin 'denarius', a Roman coin)
12d
=
1 shilling (s)
20s
=
£1
The full range of coins were:
farthing
-
¼d
halfpenny
-
½d (pronounced 'ha' penny.)
penny
-
1d
threepence
-
3d (pronounced 'thruppence')
groat
-
4d
sixpence
-
6d
shilling
-
1s (often written 1/-)
florin
-
2s
half crown
-
2s 6d (2/6)
crown
-
5s (5/-)
sovereign
-
£1
guinea
-
£1 1s 0d
A mixture of Victorian coins.
Thanks to the Royal Mint for use of their images.
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Copyright J Sainsbury plc, 2000.