SHOP LIKE IT'S 1952 PART 2

In 1952 coins and notes had different values, for example 1p had a different value than today

in 1952, the money system was not based on 10, multiples of 10 and fractions of 10, like£1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 1p

in 1952, it took 12 pence to make a shilling, 20 shillings to make £1

in 1952, it took 12 pence to make a shilling, 10 shillings to make £1

in 1952, it took 240 pence to make £1

in 1952, it took 240 pence to make £1, today it takes 100 pence to make £1

in 1952, there were five shillings to one crown and four crowns to £1

in 1952, there were five shillings to one crown and five crown to £1

in 1952, a six-pence coin was called 'sixpence'

in 1952, a six-pence coin was called 'sixpence' and people thought it brought good luck

in 1952, when prices included pence, they were called 'd'. For example: 5s 3d

in 1952, when prices included pence, they were called 'd'. The 'd' stood for 'denarius' a Greek word

in 1952, when prices included pence, they were called 'd'. The 'd' stood for 'denarius' a Latin word

in 1952, when prices included shillings, they were called 's'. The 's' stood for 'solidus', a Latin word that described a solid gold coin

The term shilling derives from the Latin word 'solidus' a solid silver coin

if £1 was worth 20 shilling, one shilling's worth was 1/20 of £1

In 1952, this price '3s 11d' was 1 penny short of 4 shilling

in 1952 five crown coins made £1

In 1952 there were 10 shilling notes

In 1952 there were 10 shilling coins

In 1952 there were 10 shilling notes and it took two of these notes to make £1

One 'Bob' was a slag f=term to describe one shilling