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Definition of Shilling

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 Shilling from wikipedia

- The shilling is a historical coin, and the name of a unit of modern currencies formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, other British...
- The British shilling, abbreviated "1s" or "1/-", was a unit of currency and a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄20 of one pound, or twelve pence...
- inflation the shilling now has no subdivision. Prices in the Ugandan shilling are written in the form of x/y, where x is the amount in shillings, while y is...
- East African shilling Kenyan shilling Somali shilling Somaliland shilling Tanzanian shilling Ugandan shilling Shilling, the grading system for Scottish...
- 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...
- A. Gary Shilling (born May 25, 1937) is an American financial analyst and commentator who appears regularly in publications such as Forbes, The New York...
- minting of the Kenyan shilling currency. Prices in the Kenyan shilling are written in the form of x/y, where x is the amount in shillings, while y is the amount...
- Beatrice Shilling OBE (known as Tilly) (8 March 1909 – 18 November 1990) was a British aeronautical engineer, motorcycle racer and sports car racer. In...
- Swahili). The Tanzanian shilling replaced the East African shilling on 14 June 1966 at par. Prices in the Tanzanian shilling are written in the form of...
- The East African shilling was the sterling unit of account in British-controlled areas of East Africa from 1921 until 1969. It was issued by the East African...