KM# 20 SHILLING 5.6500 g., 0.9250 Silver 0.1680 oz. ASW, 23.5 mm. Ruler:Edward VII Obv: Crowned bust right Rev: Arms Edge: Reeded Australia Australia 1910
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2014-05-30
KM# 20 SHILLING5.6500 g., 0.9250 Silver 0.1680 oz. ASW, 23.5 mm. Ruler:Edward VII Obv: Crowned bust right Rev: Arms Edge: Reeded Australia Australia 1910
Origin of name for Shilling monetary unit
The origin of the term "shilling" as a monetary unit dates back to medieval England. The word "shilling" is believed to have derived from the Old English word "scilling," which means "to divide" or "to separate."In medieval England, the shilling was a unit of currency introduced during the reign of King Henry VII in the late 15th century. It w ...
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$30.0 BRITISH COINS, George VI (1936-1952), Crown, 1937, Halfcrowns (3), Florin, Shillings (3), Sixpence, Threepences (5), Penny and Threepence; Elizabeth II, Crowns (3), Halfcrown, Fifty-Pence and Nic ...
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$210.0 BRITISH COINS, MISCELLANEOUS, Charles II, Silver Twopence, 1679; William III, contemporary forgery of a Shilling, first bust, 1696, Silver Sixpences (2), first bust, date illegible, large crowns ...
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$507.0 WORLD COINS, SOUTH AFRICA, ZAR, Kruger, Silver Halfcrowns (9), Florins (17), Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence, 1892-1897 (KM 3, 4, 5, 6 7). Generally fine to very fine, a few better. (29) £250-350