Please note: We have mainly written about England, as that is the country within the UK where our students live. We would be very happy for schools and visitors to send us information we can add to our website on Wales and Scotland. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, the pound was divided into twenty shillings or 240 pennies. It remained so until decimalization on 15 February 1971, when the pound was divided up as it is still done today. Before 1971 money was divided into:
Before decimalization on 15 February 1971, there were twenty (20) shillings per pound. The shilling was subdivided into twelve (12) pennies. The penny was further sub-divided into two halfpennies or four farthings (quarter pennies). 2 farthings = 1 halfpenny
Symbols The symbols 's' for shilling and 'd' for pence derive from the Latin solidus and denarius used in the Middle Ages. The '£' sign developed from the 'l' for libra.
One pound A £1 coin was called a Sovereign and was made of gold. A paper pound often was called a quid. More than a pound (£) 1 guinea and a £5.0.0 note 1 guinea = £1-1s-0d ( £1/1/- ) = one pound and one shilling = 21 shillings or 21/- (which is £1.05 in todays money) 1 guinea could be written as '1g' or '1gn'. A guinea was considered a more gentlemanly amount than £1. You paid tradesmen, such as a carpenter, in pounds but gentlemen, such as an artist, in guineas. A third of a guinea equalled exactly seven shillings. Why guinea? Because the Guinea coast was fabled for its gold, and its name became attached to other things like guinea fowl, and New Guinea.
Less than a pound (£) Shilling and pennies 'Bob' is slang for shilling (which is 5p in todays money) 1 shilling equalled twelve pence (12d). £1 (one pound) equalled 20shillings (20s or 20/-) 240 pennies ( 240d ) = £1 There were 240 pennies to a pound because originally 240 silver penny coins weighed 1 pound (1lb). A sum of £3 12s 6d was normally written as £3-12-6, but a sum of 12s 6d was normally recorded as 12/6. Amounts less than a pound were also written as: 12/6 meaning 12s-6d 10/- meaning ten shillings. An amount such as 12/6 would be pronounced 'twelve and six' as a more casual form of 'twelve shillings and sixpence'. More than a Shilling (s. or /- )Coins of more than one shilling ( 1/- ) but less than £1 in value were:
Less than a Shilling (s. or /- )
The word threepence would often be pronounced as though there was only a single middle 'e', therefore 'thre-pence'. The slang name for the coin was Joey. Penny coins were referred to as 'coppers'
Less than a penny(d)Pennies were broken down into other coins:
Farthing Half Penny Other names for coinsA shilling was often called a 'bob'. Five shilling piece or crown was sometimes called a dollar sixpence (silver) - often called a 'tanner' A penny was often called a 'copper' after the metal it was minted from. Old money conversions to money used today
|
'I was born in 1943. The money used in our village was:- farthing, Ha'penny, penny, thrupenny bit, sixpence, shilling, two bob bit, half crown, ten bob note, pound note and five pound note.The crown coin was limited. I don't think there was a five pound coin. I believe the guinea was, still is, just a value and not a coin. 1862 UK farthing value. What is a 1862 farthing worth? Values, images, specifications for the 1862 farthing coin from the United Kingdom, Britain, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland.
© Copyright - please read |
© Copyright Mandy Barrow 2013
Please note: We have mainly written about England, as that is the country within the UK where our students live. We would be very happy for schools and visitors to send us information we can add to our website on Wales and Scotland. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, the pound was divided into twenty shillings or 240 pennies. It remained so until decimalization on 15 February 1971, when the pound was divided up as it is still done today. Before 1971 money was divided into:
Before decimalization on 15 February 1971, there were twenty (20) shillings per pound. The shilling was subdivided into twelve (12) pennies. The penny was further sub-divided into two halfpennies or four farthings (quarter pennies). 2 farthings = 1 halfpenny
Symbols The symbols 's' for shilling and 'd' for pence derive from the Latin solidus and denarius used in the Middle Ages. The '£' sign developed from the 'l' for libra.
One pound A £1 coin was called a Sovereign and was made of gold. A paper pound often was called a quid. More than a pound (£) 1 guinea and a £5.0.0 note 1 guinea = £1-1s-0d ( £1/1/- ) = one pound and one shilling = 21 shillings or 21/- (which is £1.05 in todays money) 1 guinea could be written as '1g' or '1gn'. A guinea was considered a more gentlemanly amount than £1. You paid tradesmen, such as a carpenter, in pounds but gentlemen, such as an artist, in guineas. A third of a guinea equalled exactly seven shillings. Why guinea? Because the Guinea coast was fabled for its gold, and its name became attached to other things like guinea fowl, and New Guinea.
Less than a pound (£) Shilling and pennies 'Bob' is slang for shilling (which is 5p in todays money) 1 shilling equalled twelve pence (12d). £1 (one pound) equalled 20shillings (20s or 20/-) 240 pennies ( 240d ) = £1 There were 240 pennies to a pound because originally 240 silver penny coins weighed 1 pound (1lb). A sum of £3 12s 6d was normally written as £3-12-6, but a sum of 12s 6d was normally recorded as 12/6. Amounts less than a pound were also written as: 12/6 meaning 12s-6d 10/- meaning ten shillings. An amount such as 12/6 would be pronounced 'twelve and six' as a more casual form of 'twelve shillings and sixpence'. More than a Shilling (s. or /- )Coins of more than one shilling ( 1/- ) but less than £1 in value were:
Less than a Shilling (s. or /- )
The word threepence would often be pronounced as though there was only a single middle 'e', therefore 'thre-pence'. The slang name for the coin was Joey. Penny coins were referred to as 'coppers'
Less than a penny(d)Pennies were broken down into other coins:
Farthing Half Penny Other names for coinsA shilling was often called a 'bob'. Five shilling piece or crown was sometimes called a dollar sixpence (silver) - often called a 'tanner' A penny was often called a 'copper' after the metal it was minted from. Old money conversions to money used today
|
'I was born in 1943. The money used in our village was:- farthing, Ha'penny, penny, thrupenny bit, sixpence, shilling, two bob bit, half crown, ten bob note, pound note and five pound note.The crown coin was limited. I don't think there was a five pound coin. I believe the guinea was, still is, just a value and not a coin. 1862 UK farthing value. What is a 1862 farthing worth? Values, images, specifications for the 1862 farthing coin from the United Kingdom, Britain, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland.
© Copyright - please read |
© Copyright Mandy Barrow 2013
Farthing Coin Value
Mandy is the creator of the Woodlands Resources section of the Woodlands Junior website.
The two websites projectbritain.com and primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk are the new homes for the Woodlands Resources.
Mandy left Woodlands in 2003 to work in Kent schools as an ICT Consulatant.
She now teaches computers at The Granville School and St. John's Primary School in Sevenoaks Kent.
Farthing Coin
King George III era UK farthing values - 1760 to 1820
King George III era UK farthing values - 1760 to 1820
King George IV era UK farthing values - 1820 to 1830
King George IV era UK farthing values - 1820 to 1830
King William IV era UK farthing values - 1830 to 1837
King William IV era UK farthing values - 1830 to 1837
Queen Victoria era UK farthing values - 1837 to 1901
Queen Victoria era UK farthing values - 1837 to 1901
King Edward VII era UK farthing values - 1902 to 1910
King Edward VII era UK farthing values - 1902 to 1910
King George V era UK farthing values - 1911 to 1936
King George V era UK farthing values - 1911 to 1936
King George VI era UK farthing values - 1937 to 1952
King George VI era UK farthing values - 1937 to 1952
Queen Elizabeth II era UK farthing values - 1953 to 1956
Queen Elizabeth II era UK farthing values - 1953 to 1956
Australian coin and banknote values
New Zealand predecimal coin values
UK coin values - 1801 to 1967
United States coin values - 1792 to present
All Coin Values
UK and British coin and banknote index
UK and British coin values index
UK coin values - 1801 to 1967
All Coin Values directory
AllCoinValues.com on Facebook
