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There were therefore 240 pence in a pound. For example, 2 pounds 14 shillings and 5 pence could have been written as \u00a32 14s 5d or \u00a32\/14\/5.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The value of some coins fluctuated, particularly in the reigns of James I and Charles I. The value of a guinea fluctuated between 20 and 30 shillings before being fixed at 21 shillings in December 1717. These are denominations of British, or earlier English, coins\u00a0\u2013 Scottish coins had different values.CoinPre-decimalisation valuePost-decimalisation valueDates of useNotesMite1\/24d\u00a30.000173615th centuryThe Flemish groat approximately matched the English penny c 1420-1480 and was divided into 24 mites. The latter was thus extended to mean 1\/24 penny or 1\/6 farthing even if not minted in Tudor England.[1][2]Quarter farthing1\/16d\u00a30.000261839\u20131868.[coins 1]Third farthing1\/12d\u00a30.00034721827\u20131913.[coins 1]Half farthing1\/8d\u00a30.000520831828\u20131868.[coins 1]Farthing1\/4d\u00a30.00104167c. 1200\u20131960.The word “farthing” means “fourth part” (of a penny).Halfpenny1\/2d\u00a30.00211272\u20131969.Often called a “ha’penny” (pronounced  HAYP-nee), plural halfpennies (“ha’pennies”) for the coins, halfpence (“ha’pence”) for the monetary amount.Three farthings3\/4d\u00a30.00311561\u20131582.One penny1d\u00a30.0042757\u20131970 (and thereafter only for Maundy).Commonly called a “copper”; plural “pennies” for the coins, “pence” for the monetary amountThree halfpence1+1\/2d\u00a30.00631561\u20131582, 1834\u20131870.Pronounced as “three-ha’pence”.[coins 1]Half groat2d\u00a30.00831351\u20131662.Twopence2d\u00a30.0083silver 1668\u2013current (for Maundy); copper 1797\u20131798.Pronounced “tuppence”.Threepence3d\u00a30.0125silver 1547\u20131945 (and thereafter only for Maundy), nickel-brass 1937\u20131970.Sometimes called “thripp’nce”, “thrupp’nce”, “threpp’nce” or “thripp’ny bit”, “thrupp’ny bit”. Referred to as a “joey” after the groat was no longer in circulation, as featured in George Orwell’s Keep the Aspidistra Flying.Groat4d\u00a30.0167silver 1279\u20131662, 1836\u20131862 (and thereafter only for Maundy).Referred to as a “joey” after Joseph Hume, the economist and Member of Parliament until it stopped being issued in 1885.[3]Sixpence6d\u00a30.0251547\u20131970; circulated from 1971 to 1980 with a value of two and a half decimal pence.Also called “tanner”, sometimes “tilbury”,[4] or “joey” after the groat was no longer in circulation.[citation needed]Shilling1\/-\u00a30.051502\u20131970, circulated from 1971 to 1990 with a value of five decimal pence.Also called a “bob”, in singular or plural.Quarter florin or helm1\/6\u00a30.0751344Gold coin demonetized within one year. [coins 2]Gold penny1\/8 to 2\/-\u00a30.0833 to \u00a30.11257\u20131265.Gold. Undervalued for its metal content and extremely rare.Quarter noble1\/8\u00a30.08331344\u20131470.Quarter angel2\/-\u00a30.11547\u20131600.Gold.Florin or two shillings2\/-\u00a30.11848\u20131970, circulated from 1971 to 1993 with a value of ten decimal pence.Not to be confused with the gold medieval florin. [coins 2]Half crown2\/6\u00a30.1251526\u20131969.Sometimes known as “half a dollar” (see Crown below).Half florin or leopard3\/-\u00a30.151344Gold; extremely rare. [coins 2]Half noble3\/4 to 4\/2\u00a30.1667 to \u00a30.2083minted 1346\u20131438.increased in value in 1464Half angel3\/4, later 5\/6\u00a30.1667, later \u00a30.2751470\u20131619.Double florin4\/-\u00a30.21887\u20131890.Silver. [coins 2]Crown of the rose4\/6\u00a30.2251526\u20131551.Crown5\/-\u00a30.251526\u20131965.Sometimes known as “a dollar” \u2013 from the 1940s when the exchange rate was four USD to the GBP.Quarter guinea5\/3\u00a30.26251718, 1762.Florin or double leopard6\/-\u00a30.31344.Gold; demonetized within one year. [coins 2]Noble6\/8, later 8\/4\u00a30.3333, later \u00a30.41671344\u20131464.Increased in value in 1464.Angel6\/8\u00a30.33331461\u20131643.Half mark6\/8\u00a30.333[medieval period]A unit of account, not a coin. Convenient as it was exactly one-third of a pound.Third guinea7\/-\u00a30.351797\u20131813.Rose noble or ryal10\/-, later 15\/-\u00a30.5, later \u00a30.751464\u20131470, 1487, 1553\u20131603.Increased in value from 1553.Half sovereign10\/-\u00a30.51544\u20131553; 1603\u20131604; 1817\u20131937A bullion coin since 1980.Half pound10\/-\u00a30.51559\u20131602; 1642\u20131644Double crown10\/-\u00a30.51604\u20131619; 1625\u20131662.Half laurel10\/-\u00a30.51619\u20131625.Half unite10\/-\u00a30.51642\u20131643.Half guinea10\/6\u00a30.5251669\u20131813.Mark13\/4\u00a30.667[medieval period]A unit of account not a coin, but widely used.Spur ryal15\/-\u00a30.751604\u20131625.Sovereign20\/-\u00a311489\u20131604; 1817\u20131937A bullion coin since 1957.Unite20\/-\u00a311604\u20131619; 1649\u20131662.Laurel20\/-\u00a311619\u20131644?Carolus20\/-, later 23\/-\u00a31, later \u00a31.15reign of Charles I.Broad20\/-\u00a311656.Guinea21\/-\u00a31.051663\u20131799, 1813.Rose Ryal30\/-\u00a31.501604\u20131625.Two pounds40\/-\u00a321823\u20131937.Gold; “double sovereign”.Two guineas or double guineaoriginally 40\/-, later 42\/-originally \u00a32, later \u00a32.101664\u20131753.Originally known as a “forty-shilling piece”; value changed to forty-two shillings after the Proclamation of 1717 finally settled the value of a guinea.Fifty shillings50\/-\u00a32.501656.Triple unite60\/-\u00a331642\u20131644.Five pounds100\/-\u00a351826\u20131990.Gold.Five guineasoriginally 100\/-, later 105\/-originally \u00a35, later \u00a35.251668\u20131753.Originally known and valued as five pounds, but became five guineas when the guinea was standardised at one pound and one shilling in 1717.  Visualisation of some British currency terms before decimalisationNotes:^ a b c d Denomination issued for use in the colonies, usually in Ceylon, Malta, and the West Indies, but normally counted as part of the British coinage.^ a b c d e The medieval florin, half florin, and quarter florin were gold coins intended to circulate in Europe as well as in England and were valued at much more than the Victorian and later florin and double florin. The medieval florins were withdrawn within a year because they contained insufficient gold for their face value and thus were unacceptable to merchants.1560\u201361 halfpound, one of the first English milled coins       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Decimal[edit]Since decimalisation on “Decimal Day”, 15 February 1971, the pound has been divided into 100 pence. Originally the term “new pence” was used; the word “new” was dropped from the coinage in 1983. The old shilling equated to five (new) pence, and, for example, \u00a32 10s 6d became \u00a32.52+1\/2. The symbol for the (old) penny, “d”, was replaced by “p” (or initially sometimes “np”, for new pence). Thus 72\u00a0pence can be written as \u00a30.72 or 72p; both were commonly read as “seventy-two pee”.Post-decimalisation British coins.NameValueNotesHalf penny\u00a30.005 1\/2pSometimes written “ha’penny” (pronounced  HAYP-nee), but normally called a “half-pee”; demonetised and withdrawn from circulation in December 1984.One penny\u00a30.01 1pTwo pence\u00a30.02 2pFive pence\u00a30.05 5pA direct replacement for the shilling. The coin was reduced in size in 1990.Six pence6pMinted uniquely in 2016 as a commemorative coin.[5]Ten pence\u00a30.10 10pA replacement for the florin (two shillings). The coin was reduced in size in 1992.Twenty pence\u00a30.20 20pIntroduced in 1982.Twenty-five pence\u00a30.25 25pA 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 \u00a35 coin.Fifty pence\u00a30.50 50pIntroduced in 1969, just prior to decimalisation, to replace the ten shilling note (“ten bob note”). It was initially sometimes called a “ten bob bit”. The coin was reduced in size in 1997.One pound\u00a31Introduced in 1983 to replace the one pound note.Sovereign\u00a31Gold bullion coins, available in four other sizes too: quarter sovereign (25p), half sovereign (\u00a31\/2), double sovereign (\u00a32) and quintuple sovereign (\u00a35).Two pounds\u00a32Issued as a commemorative coin from 1986 and in general circulation from 1998 (dated from 1997).Britanniavarious valuesGold and silver bullion coins, either one \u2014 or multiples, or fractions of \u2014 troy ounces.Five pounds\u00a35Introduced in 1990 as a commemorative coin, as a continuation of the old crown, replacing the commemorative role of the twenty-five pence coin.The Valiant\u00a310Bullion \/ collectors’ coins issued in 2018 and 2019; 10 troy ounces of silver.[6]Twenty pounds\u00a320Introduced in 2013 as a commemorative coin.[7]Fifty pounds\u00a350Introduced in 2015 as a commemorative coin.[8]One hundred pounds\u00a3100Introduced in 2015 as a commemorative coin.[9]Banknotes[edit]Main articles: Banknotes of the pound sterling and Bank of England note issues.Note: The description of banknotes given here relates to notes issued by the Bank of England. Three banks in Scotland and four banks in Northern Ireland also issue notes, in some or all of the denominations: \u00a31, \u00a35, \u00a310, \u00a320, \u00a350, \u00a3100.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4British bank notes:Pre-decimalisation British Notes:NameValueCirculationNotesFive shilling note5\/-(\u00a30.25)N non-circulatingOriginally issued by the treasury in 1914-1928. Not replaced by Bank of England notes.Ten shilling note10\/-(\u00a30.5)N non-circulatingOriginally issued by the treasury in 1914. Replaced by Bank of England notes from 1928. Commonly known as “ten bob note” or “half a quid”. 1914\u20131970.Post-decimalisation British Notes:NameValueCirculationNotes\u00a31 note\u00a31N non-circulatingWithdrawn in 1988, it is still issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Ireland and still used in some of the Channel Islands.[citation needed]\u00a35 note\u00a35Y in circulationThe original “large white fiver” five pound note was known as “five jacks” and replaced in 1957 by the blue \u00a35 note. Now also known as a   “fiver”.\u00a310 note\u00a310Y in circulationAlso known as a “tenner”.\u00a320 note\u00a320Y in circulationAlso known as a “score”.\u00a350 note\u00a350Y in circulationAlso known as a “bullseye”.\u00a3100 note\u00a3100N not in circulationIssued by Scottish and Northern-Irish banks only.\u00a31,000,000 note\u00a31,000,000N non-circulatingAlso known as a “Giant”. Used as backing for banknotes issued by Scottish and Northern Irish banks when exceeding the value of their 1845 reserves. The amount to be covered is over a billion pounds.[10] Also issued in 1948 as a temporary measure during the postwar reconstruction in the Marshall Plan.[11]\u00a310,000,000 note\u00a310,000,000N non-circulatingUsed as backing for banknotes issued by Scottish and Northern Irish banks when exceeding the value of their 1845 reserves. The amount to be covered is over a billion pounds.\u00a3100,000,000 note\u00a3100,000,000N non-circulatingAlso known as a “Titan”. Used as backing for banknotes issued by Scottish and Northern Irish banks when exceeding the value of their 1845 reserves. The amount to be covered is over a billion pounds.[10]Bank of England notes are periodically redesigned and reissued, with the old notes being withdrawn from circulation and destroyed. Each redesign is allocated a “series”. Currently the \u00a350 note is “series F” issue whilst the \u00a35, \u00a310 and \u00a320 notes are “series G” issue. Series G is the latest round of redesign, which commenced in September 2016 with the polymer \u00a35 note, September 2017 with the polymer \u00a310 note, and February 2020 with the polymer \u00a320 note.[12]References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/list-of-british-banknotes-and-coins\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of British banknotes and coins"}}]}]