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Pound

20 shillings or 240 pence.

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Shilling

12 pence, also referred to as a bob.

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Pence

Basic unit of currency in the former British system; 1 pound equals 240 pence.

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Farthing

1/4 penny, the smallest coin.

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Halfpenny

1/2 penny.

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Penny

Basic small coin worth 1 penny.

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Tuppence

2 pennies.

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Three pence

Worth 3 pennies.

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Groat

4 pennies, a coin that has fallen out of use.

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Sixpence

6 pennies, also known as a tanner.

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Florin

2 shillings.

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Half-crown

2 shillings and 6 pence.

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Crown

5 shillings, the largest silver coin.

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Half sovereign

10 shillings.

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Sovereign

20 shillings or 1 pound.

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Guinea

21 shillings or 1 pound 1 shilling.

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Quid

Another term for one pound.

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Bob

Informal term for a shilling.

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Tanner

Colloquial term for sixpence.

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Two and six

Colloquial term for half crown.

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Ten bob note

A paper note worth 10 shillings.