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Shilling
Shilling Shil"ling, n. [OE. shilling, schilling, AS. scilling;
akin to D. schelling, OS. & OHG. scilling, G. schilling, Sw.
& Dan. skilling, Icel. skillingr, Goth. skilliggs, and perh.
to OHG. scellan to sound, G. schallen.]
1. A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and
its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth
part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of
the United States currency.
2. In the United States, a denomination of money, differing
in value in different States. It is not now legally
recognized.
Note: Many of the States while colonies had issued bills of
credit which had depreciated in different degrees in
the different colonies. Thus, in New England currency
(used also in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida),
after the adoption of the decimal system, the pound in
paper money was worth only $3.333, and the shilling 16?
cts., or 6s. to $1; in New York currency (also in North
Carolina, Ohio, and Michigan), the pound was worth
$2.50, and the shilling 121/2 cts., or 8s. to $1; in
Pennsylvania currency (also in New Jersey, Delaware,
and Maryland), the pound was worth $2.70, and the
shilling 131/2 cts., or 7s. 6d. to $1; and in Georgia
currency (also in South Carolina), the pound was worth
$4.29?, and the shilling 21? cts., or 4s 8d. to $1. In
many parts of the country . . . the reckoning by
shillings and pence is not yet entirely abandoned.
--Am. Cyc.
Meaning of shillings from wikipedia
- a penny). The
shilling itself was
equal to
twelve pence. In the
traditional pounds,
shillings and
pence system,
there were 20
shillings per
pound and...
- been
known as
shillings. The
notation ss/dd for a
number of
shillings and
pence was
widely used (e.g., "19/11" for
nineteen shillings and
eleven pence)...
-
shillings (s), and
pence (d, for denarius). In that notation,
amounts under a
pound were
notated only in
shillings and pence. The
Kenyan shilling replaced...
-
combination of
pounds (£),
shillings (s), and
pence (d, for denarius). In that notation,
amounts under a
pound were
notated only in
shillings and pence. The first...
- scellini/
shillings. In 1975, the
Bankiga Qaranka Soomaaliyeed (Somali
National Bank)
introduced notes for 5, 10, 20 and 100 shilin/
shillings.
These were...
-
combination of
pounds (£),
shillings (s), and
pence (d, for denarius). In that notation,
amounts under a
pound were
notated only in
shillings and pence. In 1966...
-
mintage of
Australian shillings increased after it was
first issued, as in the
first few
years of its
production one
thousand shillings were
produced per...
- and "2002" is to the right. "BAANKA SOMALILAND" and "FIVE
SOMALILAND SHILLINGS" are
inscribed on the
reverse around the "5/-" in the centre. The specifications...
- The King's
shilling,
sometimes called the Queen's
shilling when the
Sovereign is female, is a
historical slang term
referring to the
earnest payment of...
- as pounds,
shillings, and
pence (pence
being the
plural of penny).
Under this system,
there were 12
pence in a
shilling and 20
shillings, or 240 pence...
