A shilling in old coinage is 12 pence
There are 4 Farthings (Fourthings) in a Penny, and 12 Pennies in a Shilling, therefore there are 48 Farthings in a Shilling.
There have been 12 Pennies in a Shilling since the Shilling was first introduced in 1550 until 1971 when the Shilling and the old Penny ceased to exist at Britains decimalisation.
In predecimal currency, 13 Pence was One Shilling and 1 Penny.
You are probably asking about a South African coin dated 1950. The value would depend on the specific denomination to which you are referring (farthing, half penny, penny, threepence, sixpence, shilling, two shilling, 2 1/2 shilling or 5 shilling) and its condition.
Whats the coin shilling sixpence,penny? some more detail please
the first us coin was the pine tree shilling
shilling, groat, florin, crown, half crown
In Victorian times, the British currency system was based on pounds, shillings, and pence, where 1 pound was equal to 20 shillings and 1 shilling was equal to 12 pence. Therefore, 1 penny (1d) was worth 1/240 of a pound or 1/20 of a shilling. This means that 1 penny was equivalent to 1/12 of a shilling.
The Sovereign, Shilling, Pound, Penny and the Farthing were all a part of the now redundant British Imperial currency.
These coins are part of the now long redundant British predecimal currency. Values from least to most are - A Farthing is one quarter of a Penny A Halfpenny is one half of a Penny One Shilling is worth 12 Pence (or 12 Pennies) A Florin is worth 2 Shillings (or 24 Pence) A Crown is worth 5 Shillings (or 60 Pence)
One Twelfth of a Shilling, apart from the obvious answer of One Penny, was a coin issued by the States of Jersey from 1877 to 1964. Other fractional denominations included One Twenty-fourth of a Shilling and One Forty-eighth of a Shilling, possibly recognisable as the equivalent of a British Halfpenny and Farthing respectively. Prior to 1877, it was even more confusing with coins such as One Thirteenth of a Shilling, One Twenty-sixth of a Shilling and One Fifty-second of a Shilling.
Farthings and Shillings are part of the redundant British predecimal currency. There were 4 Farthings to a Penny and 12 Pennies to a Shilling therefore, there are 48 Farthings in a Shilling.