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silver coin of the
Kingdom of England, when
first introduced known as the
testoon. A
shilling was
worth twelve pence, and
there were 20
shillings to the...
- or
twelve pence. It was
first minted in the
reign of
Henry VII as the
testoon, and
became known as the shilling, from the Old
English scilling, sometime...
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previously unsuccessful Testoon coin to be reproduced. For the next two
years the
newly minted debased coins,
including the
reintroduced Testoon, were stockpiled...
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coinage in the 1540s, in
particular the
silver testoon,
which fell in
value from 12d to 6d. The
debased testoon was
likely useful in
everyday transactions...
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Scottish silver testoon coin with
initials "F" and "M", 1558...
- were
minted in Europe. The
English shilling was the
continuation of the
testoon coin
under Edward VI and was
first minted in 1551
minted in 92.5% "sterling"...
- half-groat; the
sixpence (6d),
replacing the groat; and a new
shilling or
testoon (1s or 1/–). In
silver or gold: the
crown (5/- (5s) or 60d), replacing...
- reintroduction.
Sixpenny bit (value: six pence) ˈsɪksp(ə)ns Tanner, tester,
testoon Australia: zack UK: "Tanner" was
derived from the
Romany word tano, meaning...
- of the
Kingdom of
England from king
Henry VII with the forerunner, the
testoon Shilling (Irish coin),
circulating until 1993
Shilling (Australian), a...
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Scotland (modern
Sterling banknotes)
Scottish coinage Penny Scots Merk (coin)
Testoon (English shilling) Cutty-sark (witch) § Tam o'
Shanter (Robbie
Burns poem)...
