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The turning pages of a book, the anniversary dates "1850" and "2000", and the value "50 PENCE", all above a classical library building on which appear the words "PUBLIC LIBRARIES" and, within the pediment, representations of compact discs: Mary Milner Dickens: 11,263,000 2003: 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Women's Social and ...
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
Until 1981, these had a face value of twenty-five pence (25p), equivalent to the five shilling crown used in pre-decimal Britain. However, in 1990 crowns were redenominated with a face value of five pounds (£5) [17] as the previous value was considered not sufficient for such a high-status coin. The size and weight of the coin remained exactly ...
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Reverse inscription: 50 below the design, entwined with swirls. 1984-1987: Viking longship in shield Reverse design: A viking longship within a sylised shield. The sail of the ship is rolled up rather than being full. No sailors are visible. [3] Reverse inscription: 50 below the design. 1988-1997: Computer age
Template documentation Converts the pre-1971 subunits of the pound sterling to its modern decimal subunits. Also supports conversion of guineas (21 shillings) and marks (13s 4d; or 160d); if the main units (pounds, shillings, and pence), guineas, and marks are all used at once it returns the (decimalised) sum of all units.