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British coin denominations
| Denominations |
First Date |
First Reign |
Last Date |
Value £sd |
£.p |
1/- |
d |
| denarius |
roman |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| dinar |
774 |
Offa |
774 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| dollar |
1804 |
George III |
1804 |
5/- |
0.25 |
5/- |
60 |
| double crowns |
1604 |
James I |
1662 |
10/- |
0.50 |
10/- |
120 |
| double florin |
1887 |
Victoria |
1890 |
4/- |
0.20 |
4/- |
48 |
| double leopard |
1344 |
Edward III |
1344 |
2/- |
0.10 |
2/- |
24 |
| double sovereigns |
1504 |
Henry VII |
1551 |
£2 |
2.00 |
40/- |
480 |
| dupondius |
roman |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| eight testerns |
1600 |
Elizabeth I |
1601 |
8 reales |
- |
- |
- |
| eighteen pence |
1811 |
George III |
1816 |
1/6d |
0.075 |
1/6d |
18 |
| elevenpence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
- |
0.0458 |
- |
11 |
| farthing |
1279 |
Edward I |
1956 |
- |
0.00104166 |
- |
0.25 |
| fifty new pence |
1969 |
Elizabeth II |
1981 |
- |
0.50 |
10/- |
120 |
| fifty pence |
1982 |
Elizabeth II |
- |
- |
0.50 |
10/- |
120 |
| fifty shillings |
1656 |
Commonwealth |
1656 |
£2/10/- |
2.50 |
50/- |
600 |
| fine sovereign |
1550 |
Edward VI |
1578 |
£1/10/- |
1.50 |
30/- |
360 |
| Denomination |
First Date |
First Reign |
Last Date |
Value £sd |
£.p |
1/- |
d |
| five guineas |
1668 |
Charles II |
1777 |
£5/5/- |
5.25 |
105/- |
1260 |
| five new pence |
1968 |
Elizabeth II |
1981 |
- |
0.05 |
1/- |
12 |
| five pence |
1982 |
Elizabeth II |
- |
- |
0.05 |
1/- |
12 |
| five pounds |
1820 |
George III |
- |
£5 |
5.00 |
100/- |
1200 |
| five shillings |
1544 |
Henry VIII |
1965 |
5/- |
0.25 |
5/- |
60 |
| five shillings and eightpence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
5/8d |
0.2833 |
5/8d |
68 |
| florins |
1344 |
Edward III |
1967* |
2/- |
0.10 |
2/- |
24 |
| follis |
roman |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| four testerns |
1600 |
Elizabeth I |
1601 |
4 reales |
- |
- |
- |
| fourpence |
1670 |
Charles II |
1800 |
4d |
0.0167 |
4d |
4 |
| fourpence-halfpenny |
1559 |
Elizabeth I |
1559 |
4.5d |
0.0188 |
4.5d |
4.5 |
| george noble |
1526 |
Henry VIII |
1544 |
6/8d |
0.3333 |
6/8d |
80 |
| groat |
1279 |
Edward I |
1888 |
4d |
0.0167 |
4d |
4 |
| guinea |
1663 |
Charles II |
1813 |
£1/1/- |
1.05 |
21/- |
252 |
| half angel (angelet) |
1471 |
Edward IV |
1619 |
3/4d |
0.1666 |
3/4d |
40 |
| Denominations |
First Date |
First Reign |
Last Date |
Value £sd |
£.p |
1/- |
d |
| half farthing |
1839 |
Victoria |
1856 |
.125d |
0.000520833 |
- |
0.125 |
| half florin |
1344 |
Edward III |
1344 |
1/- |
0.05 |
1/- |
12 |
| half dollar |
1797 |
George III |
1804 |
4/9 |
0.2375 |
4/9 |
57 |
| half george noble |
1526 |
Henry VIII |
1544 |
3/4d |
0.1666 |
3/4d |
40 |
| half guinea |
1669 |
Charles II |
1813 |
10/6d |
0.525 |
10/6d |
126 |
| half laurel |
1619 |
James I |
1625 |
10/- |
0.50 |
10/- |
120 |
| half new penny |
1971 |
Elizabeth II |
1981 |
- |
0.005 |
1981 |
1.2 |
| half noble |
1346 |
Edward III |
1438 |
3/4d |
0.3333 |
3/4d |
80 |
| half pound |
1559 |
Elizabeth I |
1646 |
10/- |
0.50 |
10/- |
120 |
| half ryal |
1464 |
Edward IV |
1470 |
5/- |
0.25 |
5/- |
60 |
| half sovereigns |
1544 |
Henry VIII |
- |
10/- |
0.50 |
10/- |
120 |
| half unit |
celtic |
c. 10 |
c. 61 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| half unite |
1642 |
Charles I |
1645 |
10/- |
0.50 |
10/- |
120 |
| halfcrown |
1526 |
Henry VIII |
1967* |
2/6d |
0.125 |
2/6d |
30 |
| halfgroat |
1344 |
Edward III |
1645 |
2d |
0.0083 |
- |
2 |
| Denomination |
First Date |
First Reign |
Last Date |
Value £sd |
£.p |
1/- |
d |
| halfpenny |
886* |
Alfred the Great |
1967* |
- |
0.0021 |
- |
0.5 |
| helm |
1344 |
Edward III |
1344 |
6d |
0.025 |
6d |
6 |
| laurel |
1619 |
James I |
1625 |
£1 |
1.00 |
20/- |
240 |
| leopard |
1344 |
Edward III |
1344 |
1/- |
0.05 |
1/- |
12 |
| new penny |
1971 |
Elizabeth II |
1981 |
- |
0.01 |
1981 |
2.4 |
| ninepence |
1645 |
Charles I |
1812 |
9d |
0.0375 |
9d |
9 |
| noble |
1344 |
Edward III |
1464 |
6/8d |
0.3333 |
6/8d |
80 |
| one new pennys |
1971 |
Elizabeth II |
1981 |
- |
0.01 |
1981 |
2.4 |
| one pound |
1983 |
Elizabeth II |
- |
£1 |
1.00 |
20/- |
240 |
| one shilling and fourpence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
1/4d |
0.0667 |
1/4d |
16 |
| one shilling and ninepence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
1/9d |
0.0875 |
1/9d |
21 |
| one shilling and one penny |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
1/1d |
0.0542 |
1/1d |
13 |
| one shilling and sixpence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
1/6d |
0.075 |
1/6d |
18 |
| one shilling and threepence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
1/3d |
0.0625 |
1/3d |
15 |
| Denomination |
First Date |
First Reign |
Last Date |
Value £sd |
£.p |
1/- |
d |
| one shilling and twopence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
1/2d |
0.0583 |
1/2d |
14 |
| one testern |
1600 |
Elizabeth I |
1601 |
1 real |
- |
- |
- |
| penny |
anglo-saxon |
- |
1967* |
1d |
0.0042 |
- |
1 |
| penny (decimal) |
1982 |
Elizabeth II |
- |
- |
0.01 |
- |
2.4 |
| pound |
1578 |
Elizabeth I |
- |
£1 |
1.00 |
20/- |
240 |
| quadrans |
roman |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| quarter angel |
1578 |
Elizabeth I |
1600 |
1/8d |
0.0792 |
1/8d |
20 |
| quarter farthing |
1839 |
Victoria |
1853 |
.0625d |
0.0002604166 |
- |
0.0625 |
| quarter florin |
1344 |
Edward III |
1344 |
6d |
0.025 |
6d |
6 |
| quarter guinea |
1718 |
George I |
1762 |
5/3d |
0.2625 |
5/3d |
63 |
| quarter laurel |
1619 |
James I |
1625 |
5/- |
0.25 |
5/- |
60 |
| quarter noble |
1344 |
Edward III |
1464 |
1/8d |
0.0792 |
1/8d |
20 |
| quarter ryal |
1464 |
Edward IV |
1470 |
2/6d |
0.125 |
2/6d |
30 |
| quarter sovereign |
2009 |
Elizabeth II |
- |
5/- |
0.25 |
5/- |
60 |
| quarter stater |
celtic |
c. 20BC |
c. 61 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| quarter unit |
celtic |
c. 20BC |
c. 61 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Denomination |
First Date |
First Reign |
Last Date |
Value £sd |
£.p |
1/- |
d |
| quinarius |
roman |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| rose ryal |
1604 |
James I |
1625 |
£1/10/- |
1.50 |
30/- |
360 |
| ryal (rose noble) |
1464 |
Edward IV |
1600 |
10/- |
0.50 |
10/- |
120 |
| sceat |
saxon |
- |
900 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| semis |
roman |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| sestertius |
roman |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| sevenpence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
- |
0.02917 |
7d |
7 |
| shilling |
1548 |
Henry VIII |
1967* |
1/- |
0.05 |
1/- |
12 |
| siliqua |
roman |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| sixpence |
1550 |
Edward VI |
1967* |
6d |
0.025 |
6d |
6 |
| solidus |
roman |
- |
854 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| sovereign |
1489 |
Henry VII |
- |
£1 |
1.00 |
20/- |
240 |
| spur ryal |
1604 |
James I |
1625 |
15/- |
0.75 |
15/- |
180 |
| stater |
celtic |
- |
c. 61 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| ten new pence |
1968 |
Elizabeth II |
1981 |
- |
0.10 |
2/- |
24 |
| Denomination |
First Date |
First Reign |
Last Date |
Value £sd |
£.p |
1/- |
d |
| ten shillings |
1648 |
Charles I |
1648 |
10/- |
0.50 |
10/- |
120 |
| tenpence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
- |
0.0417 |
10d |
10 |
| tenpence |
1982 |
Elizabeth II |
- |
- |
0.10 |
2/- |
24 |
| testoon |
1487 |
Henry VII |
1551 |
1/- |
0.05 |
1/- |
12 |
| third farthing |
1844 |
Victoria |
1913 |
.0833d |
0.0003422 |
- |
0.0833 |
| third guinea |
1797 |
George III |
1813 |
6/8d |
0.35 |
7/- |
84 |
| thistle crown |
1604 |
James I |
1619 |
4/- |
0.20 |
4/- |
48 |
| three shillings |
1644 |
Charles I |
1816 |
3/- |
0.15 |
3/- |
36 |
| three shillings and fourpence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
3/4- |
0.1667 |
3/4d |
40 |
| threefarthings |
1578 |
Elizabeth I |
1563 |
.75d |
0.0031 |
- |
0.75 |
| threehalfpence |
1578 |
Elizabeth I |
1862 |
1.5d |
0.0063 |
- |
1.5 |
| threepence - brass |
1937 |
George VI |
1967* |
3d |
0.0125 |
3d |
3 |
| threepence - silver |
1551 |
Edward VI |
1944 |
3d |
0.0125 |
3d |
3 |
| thrymsa |
saxon |
- |
c. 775 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| treble sovereign |
1504 |
Henry VII |
1509 |
£3 |
3.00 |
60/- |
720 |
| triple unite |
1642 |
Charles I |
1644 |
£3 |
3.00 |
60/- |
720 |
| Denomination |
First Date |
First Reign |
Last Date |
Value £sd |
£.p |
1/- |
d |
| twenty five new pence |
1972 |
Elizabeth II |
1981 |
5/- |
0.25 |
5/- |
60 |
| twenty pence |
1257 |
Henry III |
1257 |
1/8 |
0.0833 |
1/8d |
20 |
| twenty pence |
1982 |
Elizabeth II |
- |
4/- |
0.20 |
4/- |
48 |
| two guineas |
1664 |
Charles II |
1777 |
£2/2/- |
2.10 |
42/- |
504 |
| two new pence |
1971 |
Elizabeth II |
1981 |
- |
0.02 |
- |
4.8 |
| two pounds |
1820 |
George III |
- |
£2 |
2.00 |
40/- |
480 |
| two shillings and fourpence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
2/4d |
0.1167 |
2/4d |
28 |
| two shillings and tenpence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
2/10d |
0.1417 |
2/10d |
34 |
| two shillings and twopence |
1644 |
Charles I |
1645 |
2/2d |
0.1083 |
2/2d |
26 |
| two testerns |
1600 |
Elizabeth I |
1601 |
2 reales |
- |
- |
- |
| twopence |
1660 |
Charles II |
1797 |
2d |
0.0083 |
2d |
2 |
| twopence-farthing |
1559 |
Elizabeth I |
1559 |
2.25d |
0.0094 |
2.25d |
2.25 |
| unite |
1604 |
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