one-fifth of a sovereign.
Half-a-crown, or two shillings and sixpence,
equal to one-eighth of a sovereign.
Florin, or two-shilling piece, equal to one-
tenth of a sovereign.
Shilling piece, equal to one-twentieth of a
sovereign.
Sixpenny piece, one-half of a shilling.
Threepenny piece, one-half of a sixpence.

BRONZE.
A penny, equal to one-twelfth of a shilling.
Halfpenny, equal to one-half of a penny.
Farthing, one-fourth of a penny.

In writing or speaking of sums of money the
expression takes the form of "pounds, shillings,
and pence"; for example, Twenty-one pounds
five shillings and nine pence. Sometimes the
word "sterling" is added, meaning genuine or
standard coin of the realm. In accounts the
figures are placed in three parallel columns
under the heading of £ s. d. "£" for pounds,
"s." for shillings, and "d." for pence, from
_Libri_, _solidi_, and _denarii_, the Latin equivalents
for these values.

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|| £ | s. | d. |
|| 21 | 5 | 9 |