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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1204127, member: 12789&quot;]Actually a pound is 20 shillings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ordinals are as follows for what circulated in Britain from the 19th century:</p><p><br /></p><p>Half farthing</p><p>farthing</p><p>halfpenny</p><p>penny</p><p>three pence - threenubit</p><p>four pence or groat - only in early 19th century</p><p>sixpence or tanner</p><p>shilling or bob</p><p>two shillings or florin - from 1840s on</p><p>halfcrown or 2/6</p><p>Four shilling or double florin, only in 1880&#039;s early 1890&#039;s</p><p>crown or 5/-</p><p>half sovereign or 10/-</p><p>sovereign - pound - 20/-</p><p>two pounds</p><p>five pounds[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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