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"4d" is the abbreviated way Fourpence was written in British and British Commonwealth predecimal currencies.

The lower case "d" stands for "denarius", an old Roman coin which the Penny eventually replaced.

A price tag in a store (many, many years ago) might have shown £2/3/4d, meaning Two Pounds, Three Shillings and Fourpence.

The abbreviated form was used for price tags, ledgers, receipts, etc., the full written term would have been used in formal documents such as contracts.

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