Usually a lower case 's' but alternatively /-.
Example 2 shillings is 2s or 2/-.
There isn't a symbol for the British Guinea.
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.
The Sovereign is a coin, not a value. It does not have a symbol. The value of the Sovereign is One Pound. In the pre-decimal currency, it was also equal to One Pound (or 20 Shillings).
Shillings are smaller, there are 20 shillings in one pound
The coins of James I are as follows -First Coinage 1603-1604Gold coins -Sovereign (20 Shillings)Half-Sovereign (10 Shillings)Crown (5 Shillings)Halfcrown (2 Shillings and Sixpence - 2/6)Silver coins -Crown (5 Shillings)Halfcrown (2 Shillings and Sixpence - 2/6)ShillingSixpenceHalfgroatPennyHalfpennySecond Coinage 1604-1619Gold coins -Rose-ryal (30 Shillings)Unite (20 Shillings)Spur-Ryal (15 Shillings)Angel (10 Shillings)Half-angel (5 Shillings)Double-crownBritain crownThistle crown (4 Shillings)HalfcrownSilver coins -Crown (5 Shillings)Halfcrown (2 Shillings and Sixpence - 2/6)ShillingSixpenceHalfgroatPennyHalfpennyCopper coins -FarthingThird Coinage 1619-1625Gold coins -Rose-ryal (30 Shillings)Laurel (20 Shillings)Spur-Ryal (15 Shillings)Angel (10 Shillings)Half-laurel (10 Shillings)Quarter-laurel (5 Shillings)Silver coins -Crown (5 Shillings)Halfcrown (2 Shillings and Sixpence - 2/6)ShillingSixpenceHalfgroatPennyHalfpennyCopper coins -FarthingIn 1612, all coins had their value increased by 10%, but seem to have reverted to their original values by 1619.
If the question is regarding the pre-decimal British coin, the symbol is a lower case "s". For example, Two Shillings can be expressed as 2s, which is how it may have appeared on a train ticket, a restaurant menu or a theatre ticket. Alternatively, Two Shillings may have been written as 2/-. The slash is a seperater between the denominations, and the dash represents a value of zero (Pennies in this case).
Yes - there are 20 shillings to the pound, so 3.50 is 70 shillings.
There were 20 shillings in the British pound, so 2 pounds was 40 shillings.
There were 21 Shillings in a Guinea.
There were 21 shillings in a guinea, 20 shillings in £1. A guinea was useful for a family of 3 children as they could get 7 shillings each.
Shillings are more like cents. There are 20 shillings in a pound, just like there are 100 cents in a dollar. This way, shillings are more like cents.
you would be able to buy a goose(7 shillings), pudding(5 shillings), and oranges, sage, and onions(3 shillings)