How much money is a Medieval Shilling worth?

Answer 1

The term "Medieval" relating to European history, covers a period of about 1,000 years. Of those 1,000 years, the Shilling under various names, was in circulation for about 200-300 years. Any further information to assist in narrowing down the possibilities of your Medieval Shilling would be helpful.

Answer 2

The Shilling was not in use during Medieval times. The Shillings predecessor was the Testoon, and that had only been in existence for the last few years of what is generally considered to be Medieval times.

Had the Shilling existed in 1400 -

One Shilling GBP in 1400 had the purchasing power of about £18.60 GBP today.

NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations by a purpose designed program for which I can take no credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.

Answer 3

What is known as the "Medieval" period or "Middle Ages" refers to Western Europe from about the 5th century to the 15th century, a period of about 1,000 years.

A "Medieval gold piece" could have come from any of the many countries or provinces in Western Europe, and could have almost any value.

English Pennies were made from gold at one point during the "Medieval" period and other English coins had values of Thirty Shillings or more.

You need to be a lot more specific about which "Medieval" gold piece you are referring to.

Answer 4

it depends on the weight and material of the coin.

for instance: silver weighing 1/2 lb is less that gold weighing 1/3 lb.