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The main 3 currencies were
The pound (£ symbol used for it)
The Shilling (s symbol used for it)
The Penny (d symbol used for it)
£1 (also shown as 1l.) was 20 shillings.
1 shilling (1s.), was 12 pence. Also often known as a 'bob'
therefore, there were 240 pennies (20 x 12 shillings) to every pound.
Other Victorian currency used at the time (circa 1843)
1 guinea was £1 1s. (or 21 shillings) - ie. a pound with an additional shilling.
1 crown was five shillings. (and half-crown two and a half shillings, of course)
A half-sovereign ten shillings.
1 farthing was a ¼ penny.
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England and France fought in how many wars between 1682-1754?
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