Ætheling Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 ikaros - 1921 Britain - George V Threepence ccg - 1946 Britain - George VI Scottish Shilling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 1/- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Aetheling.... what does "1/-" mean??? threeeeeeeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Aetheling.... what does "1/-" mean??? With decimalisation in 1971 we adopted prices such as; £3.20 or £1.00 Before 1971 when we had pounds, shillings and pence we used to notate it like this; £1/6s/5d, or £1 4s 2d or £1/2/5. If there was a price of 5 shillings and 9 pence it would be simply 5/9d or 5/9, if it was a round shilling it would be 1s or 1/- (the dash signifying 0 ). So if you see 2/- you know it's 2 shillings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 ahhh. so 1/- is assumed to be a shilling and not a single pound? A single pound would be 1/-/- or 1/--? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 A single pound would be £1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 A single pound would be £1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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