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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$220.0 GEORGE II, young head, sixpence, 1739 roses; threepence 1729; old head, halfcrown, 1746 Lima; shilling, 1758; sixpence, 1757 (S.3708, 3713, 3695A, 3704, 3711). Very good ...
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$391.0 BRITISH COINS, MISCELLANEOUS, George III, Silver Halfcrown, 1817, Shilling, 1816, Sixpence, 1787, with hearts; George IV, Silver Halfcrown, 1823, Shilling, 1826; William IV, Shilling, 1834; Victo ...
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$122.0 WORLD COINS, AUSTRALIA, Edward VII, Shillings (2), Sixpences (4), Threepences (6), 1910 (KM 18, 19, 20); George V, Shilling, 1911, Threepence, 1921 (Sydney); with other Australian coins in silver ...