What was the currency in 1912 England?

Answer 1

Pounds Sterling (£) as used today.

Before decimalization (in 1971) each pound was divided into 20 shillings and each shilling into 12 pence (or pennies). Coins were also used for a halfpenny and a farthing (a quarter of a penny).

Answer 2

The British Pound is the world's oldest currency in continuous use, dating from about 600 AD.

In 1912 it was still pre-decimal with the pound having 240 pence, grouped into 12 pence units called shillings.

Answer 3

The Pound Sterling. A that time the primary divisions were pounds, shillings and pence. 12 pence to the shilling, 20 shillings to the pound.

The pound was further divided into many different sub-denominations with a bewildering set of value ratios. In addition to shillings and pence, other common denominations were:

Farthings: 4 farthings = 1 penny

Halfpennies: 2 halfpennies = 1 penny

Threepence

Sixpence

Florins: 2 shillings = 1 florin

Half-crowns: 2 shillings and sixpence = 1 half-crown

Guineas: 21 shillings = 1 guinea

Answer 4

The same as it is now, the Pound Sterling (£). The only difference is, at that time there were 240 pennies to every pound but in 1971, the currency was decimalised to 100 pence per pound.

Answer 5

£ s d ................ Pounds, Shillings and Pence. Sterling.