One Shilling GBP in 1951 had the purchasing power of about £1.05 GBP today.
One Shilling GBP in 1951 had the purchasing power of about $1.65 USD today.
NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations for which I cannot take credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.
A British Shilling in 1770 had the purchasing power of about £4.94 GBP today.
One British 1733 Shilling would have the purchasing power of about 6.7 British Pounds today
A British Shilling in 1841 had the purchasing power of about £3.25 GBP today.
A British Shilling in 1620 has the purchasing power of about £7 GBP today.
A British Shilling in 1950 had the purchasing power of about £1.15 GBP today.
As of today (02APR2011), $1 US Dollar is worth about 0.62 British Pounds. 1 Pound is worth about $1.61.
Yes, in pre-decimal British money, a guinea was a pound and a shilling (or 21 shillings). Today that would be equivalent to £1.05
A British shilling was 1/20 of a Pound, or 0.05 GBPAcoording to the exchange rate for December 15, 2009:0.05 British Pounds (GBP) = 0.08 US Dollars (USD)So a shilling would be equivalent to about 8 cents US
I looked it up on onlineconversion.com Currency values change all the time. This is today's conversion: 1 US Dollar = 80.50118 Kenyan Shilling 1 Kenyan Shilling (KES) = 0.01242 US Dollar (USD)
One Shilling GBP in 1885 had the purchasing power of about £3.59 GBP today. One Shilling GBP in 1885 had the purchasing power of about $5.71 USD today. NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations by a purpose designed program for which I can take no credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.
The first Australian Shilling was minted in 1910. Prior to that, the colonies that were to become Australia, and for a few years after Federation, used the British currency. There were 12 Pennies in a Shilling and 20 Shillings in a Pound. At the time of Australia's conversion to decimal currency in 1966, the Australian Shilling converted to 10 cents. One British Shilling in 1800 had the purchasing power of about $4.20 AUD today. One British Shilling in 1900 had the purchasing power of about $6.26 AUD today. NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations for which I cannot take credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.
One Shilling GBP in 1800 had the purchasing power of about £2.42 GBP today. One Shilling GBP in 1800 had the purchasing power of about $3.50 USD today. NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations by a purpose designed program for which I can take no credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.