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Postby 87HondaShadow » Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:09 pm

Being the American i am, i only have a limited knowledge of Great Britain. Explain the the three types (that i know of, and explain the others if theres more): Pence, Quid, and Pounds.
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Re: Britsh Money...

Postby Mushroom_Farmer » Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:26 pm

Based on what British television I have watched: Pence would be the same denomination as the penny (1 pence=1/100 pounds) Quid and Pounds are the same?

Found this: http://www.milesfaster.co.uk/informatio ... rrency.htm
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Re: Britsh Money...

Postby eno » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:33 am

Firstly ..... it's BRITISH money
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Re: Britsh Money...

Postby commoner » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:20 am

Lots of terms you might hear especially in older films or books etc too....

a BOB is a shilling,

a TANNER is half a shilling (SIXPENNY piece)

 a POUND may also be called a note or a bar...half a bar is ten shillings (note)

 In my young days five shillings (a crown) was referred to as a dollar (four to the pound in those days) and we used a coin called a half crown which we always called half a dollar.......... ::) those were the days!

As kids at school we had to learn and recite (parrot fashion) along with our multiplication tables: this little thing........which stuck with me at least for the rest of my life.........

PENCE TABLE.

12 Pence are 1 Shilling,  

20 Pence are 1 ,, and 8 Pence,

24 Pence are 2 Shillings,

30 Pence are 2 ,, and 6 Pence,

36 Pence are 3 Shillings,

40 Pence are 3 and 4 Pence,

48 Pence are 4 Shillings,

5O Pence are 4 and 2 Pence,

60 Pence are 5 Shillings,

70 Pence are 5 ,, and 10 Pence,

72 Pence are 6 Shillings,

80 Pence are 6 ,, and 8 Pence,

84 Pence are 7 Shillings,

90 Pence are 7 and 6 Pence,

96 Pence are 8 Shillings,

100 Pence are 8 and 4 Pence,

104 Pence are 9 Shillings,

110 Pence are 9 ,, and 2 Pence,

120 Pence are 10 Shillings.

240 Pence are 1 pound

...oh what fun education was 70 years ago......

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Postby Hagar » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:28 am

[quote]Firstly ..... it's BRITISH money
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Re: Britsh Money...

Postby expat » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:45 am

[quote]Firstly ..... it's BRITISH money
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.

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Re: Britsh Money...

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:35 am

And we resisted decimalisation for a long time because it was toooooo complicated ;D
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Postby Hagar » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:59 am

And we resisted decimalisation for a long time because it was toooooo complicated ;D

The main reason we resisted it was the cost. Prices doubled overnight as we knew they would. >:(

I sometimes get confused even after all this time. What they call a "senior moment". :-/ ::) ;)
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Postby ozzy72 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:02 am

Don't worry Doug my mum still works in "old money" ;)
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Re: Britsh Money...

Postby commoner » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:35 am

Don't worry Doug my mum still works in "old money" ;)


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Re: Britsh Money...

Postby pete » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:37 am

The way it's going down - there may not be any such thing soon ....
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Re: Britsh Money...

Postby Fozzer » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:57 am

Don't worry Doug my Mum still works in "old money" ;)


...same here... ;)....

Pounds, Shillings, and Pence...and the occasional Threepenny Bit...

(What's a "Euro"?)... ::)...!

...and Pounds and Ounces...

(None of this daft "Kilogram" stuff!...)... >:(...!

...and Feet and Inches.....and Miles...

(What on earth is a "Metre"?...or a "Kilometre"?)... :o...!

..and Rods, Poles, Perches, and Chains...

...not forgetting Acres..and Hectares... :)...!

Paul...its too late to change now!... ::)...!

.... ;D....!

..It suited Queen Victoria....and it suites me... :-*...!
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Re: Britsh Money...

Postby expat » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:00 am

And we resisted decimalisation for a long time because it was toooooo complicated ;D

The main reason we resisted it was the cost. Prices doubled overnight as we knew they would. >:(


Just as it did here in German when they changed from DM to
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Re: Britsh Money...

Postby pepper_airborne » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:10 am

And we resisted decimalisation for a long time because it was toooooo complicated ;D

The main reason we resisted it was the cost. Prices doubled overnight as we knew they would. >:(


Just as it did here in German when they changed from DM to
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Postby C » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:16 am

[quote]The way it's going down - there may not be any such thing soon ....
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