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Metals - British Sterling Currency Composition
1986
Summary Of Denominations
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Roman denarius. The denarius was a small silver coin and was the most common Roman coin in circulation. As well as being the abbreviation for the old British penny "d" was the symbol for the French coin the denier, whose name was derived from denarius. The dinar which was (and still is) used by some Arabic nations also has its origins in the denarius. The drachma was the major unit of Greek currency both in Ancient Greece and in more modern times. It was replaced by the Euro in 2002. The dupondius was another Roman coin worth an eighth of a denarius
Summary of Denominations
Farthing Quarter penny, small bronze coin
Halfpenny Half penny, small bronze coin
Penny One 'old' penny, large bronze coin
Threepenny Bit Three pence, small thick twelve sided coin
Sixpence Six pence, popular small silver coin
Shilling Twelve pence, small silver coin
Florin Two shillings, large silver coin
Half Crown Two shillings and sixpence, large silver coin
Crown Five shillings, large silver ceremonial coin
(Note: The modern decimal crown has a face value of Five pounds.
Farthing Quarter penny, small bronze coin
Halfpenny Half penny, small bronze coin
Penny One 'old' penny, large bronze coin
Threepenny Bit Three pence, small thick twelve sided coin
Sixpence Six pence, popular small silver coin
Shilling Twelve pence, small silver coin
Florin Two shillings, large silver coin
Half Crown Two shillings and sixpence, large silver coin
Crown Five shillings, large silver ceremonial coin
(Note: The modern decimal crown has a face value of Five pounds.
| Specifications - Composition Metals | ||||||
| Denomination | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Introduced |
| Farthing | 20.32mm | 3.56g | Bronze | 1279 | ||
| Halfpenny | 25.48mm | 5.66g | Bronze | |||
| Penny | 30.86mm | 1.52-1.65mm | 9.45g | Bronze | Plain | |
| Threepence | 16.2mm | 1.20g | Silver | |||
| Threepence 'Bit' | 21.3-21.8mm | 6.8g | Brass | |||
| Sixpence | 19.41mm | 2.83g | Cupronickel | |||
| Shilling | 23.59mm | 5.65g | Cupronickel | |||
| Florin - Two Shillings | 23.50 | 11.31g | Cupronickel | |||
| Halfcrown | 32.31mm | 14.14g | Cupronickel | |||
| Crown | 38.61mm | 28.28g | Cupronickel | |||
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