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• angling for farthings — begging out of a prison window with a cap or box let down on the end of string (archaic). Farthings were a coin worth a quarter of a penny …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• three farthings — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : an Elizabethan silver coin worth 3/4 of an English penny …   Useful english dictionary

• Farthing (British coin) — A farthing (meaning fourth part ) was a British coin worth one quarter of a penny and 1/960 of a pound sterling, slightly over a mill division in other currencies. Such coins were first minted in England in the 13th century, and continued to be… …   Wikipedia

• Pound sterling — GBP redirects here. For other uses, see GBP (disambiguation). Pound sterling Peuns sterling (Cornish) Punt steirling (Irish) Punt Sostynagh …   Wikipedia

• Coins of the pound sterling — The Royal Shield reverse designs, introduced in 2008 (£2 coin is not shown) …   Wikipedia

• Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin) — The British halfpenny coin was worth 1/480th of a pound sterling. At first in its 700 year history it was made from silver but as the value of the pound declined, the coin was made from base metals. It was finally abandoned in 1969 as part of the …   Wikipedia

• Decimalisation — This article is about decimalisation of currency units. For other uses, see Decimalisation (disambiguation). For the system of library classification, see Dewey Decimal Classification. Decimal currency is the term used to describe any currency… …   Wikipedia

• Birmingham Mint — The Birmingham Mint, a coining mint, originally known as Heaton s Mint or Ralph Heaton Sons, in Birmingham, England started producing tokens and coins in 1850 as a private enterprise, separate from, but in cooperation with the Royal Mint. Its… …   Wikipedia

• Noble (English coin) — Edward III: AV noble. 1354 1355. Pre treaty period, series E, London mint The Noble was the first English gold coin produced in quantity, having been preceded by the Gold penny and the Florin earlier in the reigns of King Henry III and King… …   Wikipedia

• Maltese lira — lira Maltija (Maltese) …   Wikipedia

• £sd — (pronounced, and sometimes written, L.s.d.) was the popular name for the pre decimal currencies (sterling) used in the United Kingdom and in most of the British Empire. This abbreviation meant “pounds, shillings, and pence”, having originated… …   Wikipedia