Correct Joe. Also, from my past with the old money the following were coins and notes (from 10 shillings up, except a guinea): 1/4 penny was a farthing 1/2 penny was ha'penny (pronounced hape-enny) 3 penny was "thrupenny bit" (prounounced thrup-enny) 6 pence was also known as tanner 1/- (a shilling) was also known as a bob (12 pennies) 2/- (2 shillings) was also known as a florin (24 pennies) 2s 6d (2 shillings and 6 pence) was also called a half crown 5/- was a crown, but it was a very rare coin in my day 10/- was 10 bob #1 was/is a quid #1 & 1/- (a pound and a shilling, or 21 shillings was a guinea #5 was a "fiver" #10 was a "tenner"
Been a long time since I was a British residence, but I think all is correct there. If there is slang for the decimal coins, I don't know that. Cheers, *** Philip *** 1975 Spitfire 1500 - FM32468U (otherwise known as CJ) ************************** > Let me be the first to jump in here. A Quid is a British Pound A 10 Bob > note is (or was) worth 10 Shillings, if memory serves me correctly. > Since the British converted to a decimal monetary system, many of the > confusing conversion factors went away with those denominations (Guinea, > shilling, farthing, etc. But a Quid is still worth one Pound. > > I'm sure someone is going to correct me on this one!!! > > Joe > > "Javier Vidaurre Ch." wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> Please clarify: >> >> Quid = ? >> >> Is it the same as Bob as in "10 bob note", the one >> mean Mr. Mustard kept up his nose? (fab 4 reference). >> >> What other names are there for UK currency? >> >> Very Curious Anglophile in Peru, Javier /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
