WebThe British shilling, abbreviated "1/-", was a unit of currency and a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 20 of one pound, or twelve pence.It was first minted in the reign of Henry VII as the testoon, and became known as the shilling, from the Old English scilling, sometime in the mid-16th century. It circulated until 1990. The word bob was sometimes …

WebThe guinea (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ n iː /; commonly abbreviated gn., or gns. in plural) was a coin, minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814, that contained approximately one-quarter of an ounce of gold. The name came from the Guinea region in West Africa, from where much of the gold used to make the coins was sourced. It was the first English machine-struck gold coin, …

WebThe British decimal five pence coin (often shortened to 5p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth five one-hundredths of a pound.Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin’s introduction on 23 April 1968, replacing the shilling in preparation for decimalisation in 1971. It remained the same size …

WebThe British decimal fifty pence coin (often shortened to 50p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth one half of a pound.Its obverse features the profile of the current Monarch since the coin's introduction in 1969. As of October 2022, five different royal portraits have been used.. As of March 2013 there were an estimated 920 million …

WebThe British half crown was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 8 of one pound, or two shillings and six pence (abbreviated "2/6", familiarly "two and six"), or 30 (old) pence.The half crown was first issued in 1549, in the reign of Edward VI.No half crowns were issued in the reign of Mary, but from the reign of Elizabeth I half crowns were issued in every reign …

WebThe British sixpence (/ ˈ s ɪ k s p ən s /) piece, sometimes known as a tanner or sixpenny bit, was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 40 of one pound or half of one shilling.It was first minted in 1551, during the reign of Edward VI, and circulated until 1980.The coin was made from silver from its introduction in 1551 until 1947, and …

WebThe King's shilling, sometimes called the Queen's shilling when the Sovereign is female, is a historical slang term referring to the earnest payment of one shilling given to recruits to the Armed forces of the United Kingdom in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, although the practice dates back to the end of the English Civil War. To "take the King's shilling" was …

WebThe British decimal ten pence coin (often shortened to 10p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth one-tenth of a pound.Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction in 1968, to replace the florin (two shilling) coin in preparation for decimalisation in 1971. It remained the same size as the …

WebThe British crown was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 / 4 of one pound, or 5 shillings, or 60 (old) pence.The crown was first issued during the reign of Edward VI, as part of the coinage of the Kingdom of England.. Always a heavy silver coin weighing around one ounce, during the 19th and 20th centuries the crown declined from being a real means of …

WebA commemorative coin issued between 1972 and 1981 as a post-decimal continuation of the old crown. From 1990 it was replaced in the commemorative role by the £5 coin. Fifty pence: 50p Introduced in 1969, just prior to decimalisation, to replace the ten shilling note ("ten bob note"). It was initially sometimes called a "ten bob bit".