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Portrait of Elizabeth II on upper or lower right March 31, 1953 – October 1, 1957 Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati. Value in pounds written in English only. 10 shillings: P34 Blue-black on green and pink underprinting 20 shillings 1 pound: P35 Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting
The British shilling, abbreviated "1s" or "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, [1] sometime in the mid-16th century.
The 1955 Castle series replaced another four stamp series of high value issued in 1951. They featured the profile of King George VI and were illustrated by two pictures (HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's ship, on the 2 shillings and 6 pence, and the white cliffs of Dover on the 5 shillings) and two symbols (Saint George and the Dragon on the 10 shillings and the Royal Coat of arms on the one pound ...
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: Four (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 d, 4d, 1s 3d, 1s 6d) 1955 September 1955 Castles (Not a Commemorative issue, the 2nd set of 'Pictorial' High Value Definitives) Four (10s and £1 first issued 1 September, 2s 6d and 5s first issued 23 September) 1957 1 August 1957 World Scout Jubilee Jamboree: Three (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 d, 4d, 1s 3d ...
This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain.This list should be consistent with printed publications, [1] [2] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).
1 shilling 23.6 mm 5.7 g Copper-nickel: Reeded Elizabeth II bust right Sable antelope 1955 1957 2 shillings 28.4 mm 11.2 g Copper-nickel: Reeded Elizabeth II bust right Eagle with talons in fish flanked by initials 1955 1957 1 ⁄ 2 crown 32.3 mm 14.2 g Copper-nickel: Reeded Elizabeth II bust right Coat of arms of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1955 1957
Prior to decimalisation in 1971, there were 12 pence (written as 12d) in a shilling (written as 1s or 1/-) and 20 shillings in a pound, written as £1 (occasionally "L" was used instead of the pound sign, £). There were therefore 240 pence in a pound. For example, 2 pounds 14 shillings and 5 pence could have been written as £2 14s 5d or £2/14/5
The British florin, or two-shilling piece (2/– or 2s.), was a coin worth 1 ⁄ 10 of one pound, or 24 pence.It was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970.