Got this strange one. "2 1/2 shilling" on both sides, no date no other words. Anyone know about it? Thanks! Obverse Reverse
Thanks all! It does have 2 1/2 shilling on both sides. Thank you moneyer12! Have ever seen such things? And other donominations?
we used to use similar ones at primary school in the early 60's a bit more modern but similar all the same.
Thank you moneyer12! I heard UK spares no effort in education of currency at the beginning of decimalization.
Did your "practice coins" in primary school just feature a denomination on the two sides, or did they feature the current designs? Also, were they made of metal or plastic?
the coins were the same size as the circulating coins and the weight from what i remember was very similar, they were made of metal in those days and the denomination was on both sides. these days though they are made of plastic and have a different obvers and reverse.
When I was learning about money in a US primary school around 1966 or so, we didn't use any aids except pictures in a textbook, which showed the current designs of the 5 circulating coins at that time in various combinations. However, I have heard that today, some American teachers use plastic coins with the current designs as teaching aids, but this seems to be up to the teacher's discretion.
