| 1/4d x 2 = Two farthings = One Ha'penny 1/2d x 2 = Two Ha'pennies = One Penny = In 1971 1d became 1/2p (2.4d = 1 New penny) 1d x 3 = Three pennies Or A Thru'penny Bit 3d x 2 = Two Thrupences = A Sixpence = A "Tanner". In 1971 6d became 2 1/2p "Two and a Half Pence" 6d x 2 = Two Sixpences = One Shilling or "Bob." In 1971 1/- became 5p 2/- = Two Bob = A Florin. In 1971 2/- became 10p 2/6d = One Florin and One Sixpence = Half a Crown= "Arf a Dollar" In 1971 2/6d became 12 1/2p 2/6d x 4 = Four Half Crowns = Ten Bob Note = gave way to the 50p Bit 10/- x 2 = Two Ten Bob Notes = One Pound (or 240 pennies). One Pound still equaled one pound in 1971 1/1/0d = One Pound and One Shilling = One Guinea (occasionally still used in auctions = One Pound Five pence) The British resisted decimalized currency for many years because a change was too complex.
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