Decimalisation took place in February 1971
Old money (L.
S. D.) |
| 12d=1/- |
12 pennies = 1 shilling |
| 20/- = £1 |
Twenty shillings=one pound
|
| Money and notes in use |
| 1/4d |
1 farthing. 4 farthings
equalled 1 penny
became obsolete in 1961 |
| 1/2d |
1 halfpenny Pronounced
ha'penny |
| 1d |
1 Penny |
| 3d |
Pronounced thrupence
(nicknamed - a joey ) |
| 6d |
a tanner |
| 1/- |
1 Shilling also known as "a
bob" |
| 2/- |
a florin |
| 2/6d ) |
half-a-crown (half a
dollar) |
| 10/- note |
Ten bob note |
| then a pound
note and a five pound note etc |
|
| Imperial weight |
| 16 ozs = 1lb |
16 ounces equal one pound
|
| 14lb = 1st |
1stone |
| 8st.= 1cwt |
1 hundredweight |
| 20 cwt = 1ton |
|
| 1oz |
28.3 grams |
| 2.2lb |
1 kilogram |
| Imperial length |
| 12" = 1' |
12 inches=1 foot |
| 3' =1 yard |
|
| 1760 yards |
equal one mile |
| 22 yards =1 chain |
the length between the
wickets on a cricket pitch |
There are eight furlongs in
one mile
(distances used in horse racing) |
| one inch = approximately 2. 5
centimetres |
| 39 inches =
approx. 1 metre |
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