There were also florins. Until George VI coins were issued, the 2/- coin was labelled "one florin".
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]]>I seem to remember "Half a Crown" rather than "Half Crown", so perhaps "Half a Crown" is slang.
William
]]>I remember those terms very well.
And what about slang terms?
Late into the discussion but I don't see any reference to the Half Crown = 2' 6p (slang in Bolton area= half dollar)
Don't remember any slang for a ten bob note.
]]>sixpence = 6d = tanner
shilling = 1/- = bob
pound = £1 = quid, nicker, note
5 pounds = fiver (Godiva)
10 pounds = tenner (Pavarotti - a famous tenor)
25 pounds = a pony (cockney)
500 pounds = a monkey
1000 pounds = a grand
I’d better stop there, there are multiple terms for cash itself!
Had William said his expressions related to currency I would have instantly known. I had a suspicion that was what he was referring to.
]]>I'm not young and I don't know the meanings.
Two and six what?
Three and eleven what?
One and nine what?
What year did you emigrate to New Zealand Eric? You do not remember pound, shillings and pence?
]]>Two shillings and six pence.
Three shillings and eleven pence.
One shilling and nine pence.
But exact number of shillings would be, for example, "five shillings" with the word shillings said.
There was no "and one", it would be, if I remember correctly, for example, "two shillings and a penny".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_ … al_coinage
William
]]>Two and six what?
Three and eleven what?
One and nine what?
]]>I wonder who the youngest member of our community is, and how old they are?
]]>Two and six
Three and eleven
One and nine
?
William
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