A shilling was an old unit in the pre-decimal British currency system. It was worth 1/20 of a pound sterling, so 4 shillings would equate to 20p in modern decimal currency. At the exchange rates in effect during early 2012, 20p would be about 30 to 33 US cents.
Of course if you have four 1-shilling coins, their worth could vary tremendously based on their collector value.
20p
It costed 4 shillings for milk and 6 shillings for shoes. It also cost 4 shillings for a loaf of bread.
The Greek currency is the Drachma of 100 Lepta. There are no Greek Shillings.
A pound (£) in old money contained 20 shillings. A shilling contained 12 pennies.
4 Shillings
$1.50
approx Rs.16.88
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There were 20 shilling in one pound. Therefore 15 shillings would equal 75 pence in todays money.
At the time of Britains conversion to decimal currency in 1971, 15 Shillings converted to £1.50 GBP.
10p or in the money of the time 2 shillings
20 cents