List of British bank notes and coins

Prior to decimalisation in 1971, there were 12 pence (written as 12d) in a shilling (written as 1s or 1/-) and 20 shillings in a pound, written as £1 (occasionally "L" was used instead of the pound sign

Pound sign

The pound sign is the symbol for the pound sterling—the currency of the United Kingdom . The same symbol is used for currencies of the same name in some other countries and territories; there are other countries whose currency is called "the pound", but that do not use the £ symbol.The symbol...

, £). There were therefore 240 pence in a pound. For example, 2 pounds 14 shillings and five pence could have been written as £2 14s 5d or 2/14/5.

The value of some coins fluctuated, particularly in the reigns of James I

James I of England

James VI & I was King of Scots as James VI from 1567 to 1625, and King of England and Ireland as James I from 1603 to 1625....

 and Charles I

Charles I of England

Charles I, , the second son of James VI of Scotland and I of England, was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. Charles famously engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England...

.

Pre-decimal

Prior to decimalisation in 1971, there were 12 pence (written as 12d) in a shilling (written as 1s or 1/-) and 20 shillings in a pound, written as £1 (occasionally "L" was used instead of the pound sign

Pound sign

The pound sign is the symbol for the pound sterling—the currency of the United Kingdom . The same symbol is used for currencies of the same name in some other countries and territories; there are other countries whose currency is called "the pound", but that do not use the £ symbol.The symbol...

, £). There were therefore 240 pence in a pound. For example, 2 pounds 14 shillings and five pence could have been written as £2 14s 5d or 2/14/5.

The value of some coins fluctuated, particularly in the reigns of James I

James I of England

James VI & I was King of Scots as James VI from 1567 to 1625, and King of England and Ireland as James I from 1603 to 1625....

 and Charles I

Charles I of England

Charles I, , the second son of James VI of Scotland and I of England, was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. Charles famously engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England...

. The value of a guinea fluctuated between 20 and 30 shillings before being fixed at 21 shillings in December 1717. These are denominations of British, or earlier English, coins—Scottish coins

Scottish coinage

The coinage of Scotland covers currency issued under a variety of local and national rulers, including the Kingdom of Scotland. For coins circulating in Scotland since the Act of Union with England in 1707, see coins of the pound sterling....

 had different values.

Pre-decimalisation British coins, ordered by value.

Name	Pre-decimalisation value	Post-decimalisation value	Dates of use	Notes
Mite	0.04166d	£0.0001736	Tudor Tudor dynasty The House of Tudor was a prominent European royal house that ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms from 1485 until 1603. Its first monarch Henry Tudor, descended paternally from the rulers of the Welsh principality of Deheubarth, and maternally from a legitimised branch of the English royal...  dates.	One mite was one twenty-fourth of a penny or one sixth of a farthing.
Quarter farthing Quarter farthing (British coin) The quarter farthing was a British coin, produced for circulation in Ceylon in various years between 1839 and 1853 . It is the lowest denomination of coin ever minted for the United Kingdom...	0.0625d	£0.00026	1839–1868.	see note 1 below
Third farthing Third farthing (British coin) The third farthing was a British coin which was produced in various years between 1827 and 1913.The coin was produced in 1827 exclusively for use in Malta, but it is considered to be part of the British coinage as at that time Malta was considered more as a part of Britain than in the twentieth...	0.08333d	£0.0003472	1827–1913.	see note 1 below
Half farthing Half farthing (British coin) The half farthing British coin was produced in various years between 1828 and 1856 .The coin was initially produced in 1828 for use in Ceylon, and again in 1830...	0.125d	£0.00052083	1828–1868.	see note 1 below
Farthing	0.25d	£0.00104167	c. 1200–1960.	The word "farthing" means "fourth part" (of a penny).
Halfpenny	0.5d	£0.0021	1272–1969.	Often called a "ha'penny" (pronounced HAY-p'nee).
Three farthings English Three Farthing coin The silver Three Farthings coin was introduced in Queen Elizabeth I's third and fourth coinages as part of a plan to produce large quantities of coins of varying denominations and high metal content....	0.75d	£0.0031	1561–1582.
One penny	1d	£0.0042	757–1970.
Three halfpence Three halfpence (British coin) The silver Three Halfpence coin was introduced in Queen Elizabeth I of England's third and fourth coinages as part of a plan to produce large quantities of coins of varying denominations and high metal content...	1½d	£0.0063	1561–1582, 1834–1870.	see note 1 below
Half groat	2d	£0.0083	1351–1662.
Twopence Tuppence Tuppence may refer to:* Two pence or pennies in pre-decimal British coinage.* Tuppence , a recurring character in the works of Agatha Christie* Two pence...	2d	£0.0083	silver (inc. Maundy) 1668–current; copper 1797–1798.	Pronounced "tuppence".
Threepence	3d	£0.0125	silver 1547–1945 (and thereafter only for Maundy), nickel-brass 1937–1970.	Sometimes called "thripp'nce", "thrupp'nce", "threpp'nce" or "thripp'ny bit", "thrupp'ny bit".
Groat	4d	£0.0167	silver 1279–1662, 1836–1862 (and thereafter only for Maundy Maundy money Maundy money, legally called "the Queen's Maundy money" is a welcoming British coinage given to deserving poor people in a religious ceremony performed, in many periods with the participation of the monarch, on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter.... ).	Sometimes referred to as a "joey" after Joseph Hume Joseph Hume Joseph Hume FRS was a Scottish doctor and politician, born in Montrose, Angus.-Medical career:He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and moved to India in 1797... , the economist Economist An economist is an expert in the social science of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...  and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. Members of... .
Sixpence	6d	£0.025	1547–1970; circulated from 1971 to 1980 with a value of two and a half decimal pence.	Also called "tanner", sometimes "tilbury", or "joey" after the groat was no longer in circulation.
Shilling	1/-	£0.05	1502–1970, circulated from 1971 to 1990 with a value of five decimal pence.	Also called a "bob".
Quarter florin or helm Quarter Florin The Quarter Florin or Helm was an attempt by English King Edward III to produce a gold coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England . The quarter florin, based on contemporary European gold coins had a value of one shilling and sixpence...	1/6	£0.075	1344	Gold coin demonetized within one year. see note 2 below
Gold penny	1/8 to 2/-	£0.0833 to £0.1	1257–1265.	Gold. Undervalued for its metal content and extremely rare.
Quarter noble	1/8	£0.0833	1344–1470.
Quarter angel	2/-	£0.1	1547–1600.	Gold.
Florin or two shillings	2/-	£0.1	1848–1970, circulated from 1971 to 1993 with a value of ten decimal pence.	see note 2 below
Half crown	2/6	£0.125	1526–1969.	Sometimes known as "half a dollar Dollar The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, including Australia, Canada, the Eastern Caribbean territories, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States.-History:... " (see Crown Crown A crown is a term referring to a part of the head or of a hat, or to a head ornament or type of headgear for the highest rank in a socio-political hierarchy...  below).
Half florin or leopard Half Florin The Half Florin was an attempt by English king Edward III to produce a gold coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England . The half florin was largely based on contemporary European gold coins, with a value of three shillings...	3/-	£0.15	1344	Gold; extremely rare. see note 2 below
Half noble	3/4 to 4/2	£0.1667 to £0.2083	minted 1346–1438.	increased in value in 1464
Half angel	3/4, later 5/6	£0.1667, later £0.275	1470–1619.
Double florin Double florin (British coin) The Double Florin was one of the shortest-lived British coin denominations ever, only being produced between 1887 and 1890. The silver coin weighed 22.6 grams and was 36 millimetres in diameter....	4/-	£0.2	1887–1890.	Silver. see note 2 below
Crown of the rose Crown of the Rose (coin) -Origins:A Crown of the Rose is an extremely rare gold coin introduced during the reign of Henry VIII in 1526, in an attempt to compete with the French ecu au soleil...	4/6	£0.225	1526–1551.
Crown	5/-	£0.25	1526–1965.	Sometimes known as "a dollar Dollar The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, including Australia, Canada, the Eastern Caribbean territories, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States.-History:... " - from the 1940s when the exchange rate was four USD to the GBP.
Quarter guinea Quarter guinea The quarter guinea was a British coin minted only in the years 1718 and 1762. As the name implies, it was valued at one-fourth of a guinea, which at that time was worth twenty-one shillings...	5/3	£0.2625	1718, 1762.
Florin or double leopard Florin (English coin) The Florin or Double Leopard was an attempt by English king Edward III to produce a gold coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England...	6/-	£0.3	1344.	Gold; demonetized within one year. see note 2 below
Noble Noble (English coin) The Noble was the first English gold coin produced in quantity, having been preceded by the Gold penny and the Florin earlier in the reigns of King Henry III and King Edward III, which saw little circulation....	6/8, later 8/4	£0.3333, later £0.4167	1344–1464.	Increased in value in 1464.
Angel Angel (coin) An Angel is a gold coin, first used in France in 1340, and introduced into England by Edward IV in 1465 as a new issue of the "noble" and so at first called the "angel-noble". It varied in value between that period and the time of Charles I, when it was last coined from 6s. 8d. to 11s...	6/8	£0.3333	1461–1643.
Half mark	6/8	£0.333	Tudor Tudor dynasty The House of Tudor was a prominent European royal house that ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms from 1485 until 1603. Its first monarch Henry Tudor, descended paternally from the rulers of the Welsh principality of Deheubarth, and maternally from a legitimised branch of the English royal...  dates.
Third guinea Third guinea (British coin) The British Third Guinea coin is unique among the British gold coinage in having been produced exclusively in the reign of one monarch, in this case King George III....	7/-	£0.35	1797–1813.
Rose noble or ryal	10/-, later 15/-	£0.5, later £0.75	1464–1470, 1487, 1553–1603.	Increased in value from 1553.
Half sovereign	10/-	£0.5	1544–1553; 1603–1604; 1817–1937	A bullion coin since 1980.
Halfpound	10/-	£0.5	1559–1602; 1642–1644
Double crown Double crown Double crown can refer to either:* the Pschent combined crown of Ancient Egypt;* a British coin worth ten shillings or two crowns....	10/-	£0.5	1604–1619; 1625–1662.
Half laurel Half laurel The half laurel was a British coin minted between 1619 and 1625, with a value of ten shillings .The half laurel was the third British gold coin with a value of ten shillings produced during the reign of King James I...	10/-	£0.5	1619–1625.
Half unite	10/-	£0.5	1642–1643.
Half guinea Half guinea The British Half Guinea gold coin was first produced in 1669, some years after the Guinea entered circulation.During the reign of King Charles II, the elephant and castle logo of the Africa Company appeared on some coins from 1676 to 1684, although the denomination was produced in all years between...	10/6	£0.525	1669–1813.
Mark Mark Mark may refer to:*Mark , a male given name-Business:*Service mark, trademark used to identify a service rather than a product...	13/4	£0.667	Tudor Tudor dynasty The House of Tudor was a prominent European royal house that ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms from 1485 until 1603. Its first monarch Henry Tudor, descended paternally from the rulers of the Welsh principality of Deheubarth, and maternally from a legitimised branch of the English royal...  dates.
Spur ryal Spur Ryal The Spur Royal was an extremely rare English gold coin issued in the reign of King James I. The coin is a development of the earlier Rose Noble, or Ryal which was worth ten shillings when issued by Kings Edward IV and Henry VII, and fifteen shillings when issued by Queens Mary and Elizabeth I.The...	15/-	£0.75	1604–1625.
Sovereign	20/-	£1	1489–1604; 1817–1937	A bullion coin since 1957.
Unite Unite (English coin) The Unite was the second English gold coin with a value of twenty shillings or one pound produced during the reign of King James I. It was named after the legends on the coin indicating the king's intention of uniting his two kingdoms of England and Scotland...	20/-	£1	1604–1619; 1649–1662.
Laurel Laurel (English coin) The Laurel was the third English gold coin with a value of twenty shillings or one pound produced during the reign of King James I. It was named after the laurel that the king is portrayed as wearing on his head, but it is considerably poorer in both quality and style than the sovereign and Unite...	20/-	£1	1619–1644?
Carolus Carolus (coin) The carolus was a gold coin struck in the reign of Charles I of England. It was originally valued at 20 shillings, but later 23. The name has also been used for other currencies bearing Carolus as the name of the ruler, such as the Carolus dollar, a Spanish-American peso or piece of eight issued...	20/-, later 23/-	£1, later £1.15	reign of Charles I Charles I of England Charles I, , the second son of James VI of Scotland and I of England, was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. Charles famously engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England... .
Broad Broad (British coin) The Broad was a British coin worth 20 shillings issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656. It was a milled gold coin weighing 9.0–9.1 grams, with a diameter of 29 or 30 millimetres, designed by Thomas Simon ....	20/-	£1	1656.
Guinea Guinea (British coin) The guinea is an obsolete coin that was minted in the Kingdom of England between 1663 and 1813. It was the first English machine-struck gold coin, originally worth one English Pound sterling, equal to twenty shillings; but rises in the price of gold caused the value of the guinea to increase, at...	21/-	£1.05	1663–1799, 1813.
Rose Ryal Rose Ryal The Rose Ryal was a very rare English gold coin issued in the reign of King James I. The coin is really a two-ryal coin worth thirty shillings and is a development of the earlier fine sovereign of Queen Elizabeth I....	30/-	£1.5	1604–1625.
Two pounds Two pounds (British pre-decimal coin) A Two Pounds coin was an occasional feature of the British currency from 1823 until the early 1990s. With the exception of proof coins issued in 1824, 1825, 1826, and 1831, the design of the reverse always featured the George and Dragon of Benedetto Pistrucci, with the year in the exergue under the...	40/-	£2	1823–1937.
Two guineas Two guineas (British coin) What is nowadays known as the Two Guineas coin was first minted in 1664, in England, when it had a nominal value of forty shillings and it was known as a forty-shilling piece, then it was later called a double-guinea or two guinea piece, worth forty-two shillings after the Proclamation of 1717...  or double guinea	originally 40/-, later 42/-	originally £2, later £2.1	1664–1753.	Originally known as a "forty-shilling piece"; value changed to forty-two shillings after the Proclamation of 1717 finally settled the value of a guinea.
Fifty shillings British Fifty Shilling coin A British Fifty Shillings coin has only ever been minted once, in the year 1656. It was a milled gold coin weighing 22.7 grams and with a diameter of 30 millimetres...	50/-	£2.5	1656.
Triple unite Triple Unite (English coin) The Triple Unite, valued at sixty shillings, 60/- or three pounds, was the highest English denomination to be produced in the era of the hammered coinage. It was only produced during the English Civil War, at King Charles I's mints at Oxford and, rarely, at Shrewsbury in 1642...	60/-	£3	1642–1644.
Five pounds Five pounds (British pre-decimal coin) -Five-guinea coin:The five guineas gold coin started out life as a five-pound coin before the fluctuating value of the guinea eventually settled at twenty-one shillings; therefore it is arguable that the five pounds piece issued after the Great Recoinage of 1816 is merely a continuation of the...	100/-	£5	1826–1990.	Gold.
Five guineas Five Guineas (British coin) The British Five Guinea coin was a machine-struck currency produced from 1668–1753. It was a gold coin 37 millimetres in diameter and weighing between 41 and 42 grams...	originally 100/-, later 105/-	originally £5, later £5.25	1668–1753.	Originally known and valued as five pounds, but became five guineas when the guinea was standardised at one pound and one shilling in 1717.

Notes:

1. Denomination issued for use in the colonies, usually in Ceylon, Malta
   Malta
   Malta , officially the Republic of Malta , is a densely populated developed European country in the European Union. The Southern European island nation is an archipelago that includes the inhabited islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino, along with a number of smaller, uninhabited islands...
   
   , or the West Indies, but normally counted as part of the British coinage.
2. The medieval florin, half florin, and quarter florin were gold coins intended to circulate in Europe as well as in England and were valued at much more than the Victorian and later florin and double florin. The medieval florins were withdrawn within a year because they contained insufficient gold for their face value and thus were unacceptable to merchants.

Decimal

Since decimalisation

Decimalisation

In the management of currencies, decimalisation is the process of converting from traditional denominations to a "decimal" system, usually with two units differing by a factor of one hundred....

 on "Decimal Day

Decimal Day

Decimal Day was the day the United Kingdom and Ireland decimalised their currencies.-The old system:Under the old currency of pounds, shillings and pence, the pound was made up of 240 pence , with twelve pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a...

" in 1971, the pound has been divided into 100 pence. Originally the term "new pence" was used; the word "new" was dropped from the coinage in 1982. The old shilling equated to five (new) pence, and, for example, £2 10s 6d became £2.52½. The symbol for the (old) penny, "d", was replaced by "p" (or initially sometimes "np", for new pence). Thus 72 pence can be written as £0.72 or 72p.

Post-decimalisation British coins.

Name	Value	Notes
Half penny British Half Penny coin The British decimal half penny was first issued on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised. In practice it had been available from banks in bags for some weeks previously....		Sometimes written "ha'penny" (pronounced HAY-p'nee); demonetised and withdrawn from circulation in December 1984.
One penny British One Penny coin The British decimal one penny coin, produced by the Royal Mint, was issued on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised. In practice, it had been available from banks in bags of £1 for some weeks previously...	1p
Two pence British Two Pence coin The British decimal two pence coin – often pronounced "two pee" – was issued by the Royal Mint on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised. In practice it had been available from banks in bags of £1 for some weeks previously...	2p
Five pence British Five Pence coin The British decimal five pence coin – often pronounced "five pee" – is a subdivision of pound sterling first issued in 1968 in preparation for the 1971 decimalisation of the currency. At that time it had the same value, size and weight as the existing shilling, and it may be viewed as a...	5p	A direct replacement for the shilling. In 1990 it was reduced in size.
Ten pence British Ten Pence coin The British decimal ten pence coin – often pronounced "ten pee" – was issued in 1968 in preparation for the 1971 decimalisation of the currency. At that time it had the same value, size, and weight as the existing florin , and it may be viewed as a continuation of the older coin...	10p	A replacement for the florin British Two Shilling coin The British two shilling coin, also known as the florin or "two bob bit" was issued from 1849 until 1967. It was worth one tenth of a pound, or twenty-four old pence...  (two shillings). It was reduced in size in 1992.
Twenty pence British Twenty Pence coin The British decimal twenty pence coin – often pronounced "twenty pee" – was issued on 9 June 1982 to fill the obvious gap between the ten pence and fifty pence coins...	20p	Introduced in 1982.
Twenty-five pence British Twenty-Five Pence coin The commemorative British decimal twenty-five pence coin was issued in four designs between 1972 and 1981. These coins were a post-decimalisation continuation of the traditional crown, with the same value of a quarter of a pound sterling. Uniquely in British decimal coinage, the coins do not have...	25p or "crown".	A commemorative coin issued between 1972 and 1981 as a post-decimal continuation of the old crown British Crown coin The Crown, originally known as the "crown of the double rose", was an English coin introduced as part of King Henry VIII's monetary reform of 1526 with the value of 5 shillings.... . From 1990 it was replaced in the commemorative role by the £5 coin.
Fifty pence British Fifty Pence coin The British decimal fifty pence coin – often pronounced "fifty pee" – was issued on 14 October 1969 in the run-up to decimalisation to replace the ten shilling note...	50p	Introduced in 1969, just prior to decimalisation, to replace the ten shilling note ("ten bob note"). It was initially sometimes called a "ten bob bit". The coin was reduced in size in 1997.
One pound British One Pound coin The circulating British one pound coin is minted from a nickel-brass alloy of approximately 70% copper, 24.5% zinc, and 5.5% nickel. The coin weighs 9.50 grams and has a diameter of 22.50 millimetres ....	£1	Introduced in 1983 to replace the one pound note.
Two pounds British Two Pound coin The circulating British two pound coin went into production in 1997. It was the first bi-metallic coin to be produced for circulation in Britain since the tin farthing with a copper plug produced in 1692, and is the highest denomination coin in common circulation...	£2	Issued as a commemorative coin from 1986 and in general circulation from 1997.
Five pounds British Five Pound coin The commemorative British five pound coin is a redenominated continuation of the old crown, which continued to be minted after decimalisation, initially with a value of twenty-five pence . The £5 denomination was introduced in 1990 to give the coin a value consistent with its weight and size...	£5 or "crown".	Introduced in 1990 as a commemorative coin, replacing the commemorative role of the twenty-five pence coin.
Britannia Britannia coin The Britannia is a British bullion gold coin issued since 1987, which contains one troy ounce of gold and with a face value of £100. There are also fractional Britannia coins, weighing a half, quarter, and one-tenth of an ounce, with face values of 50, 25, and 10 pounds respectively... , sovereign and half sovereign British Half Sovereign coin The half sovereign was first introduced in 1544 under Henry VIII. It was a gold coin valued at ten shillings or 120 pre-decimal pennies. After 1604, the issue of half sovereigns, along with sovereigns, was discontinued until 1817, following a major revision of British coinage...		Bullion coins issued to various values.

Banknotes

Main articles: Banknotes of the pound sterling and Bank of England note issues

Bank of England note issues

The Bank of England is the Central Bank of the United Kingdom and one of eight banks legally authorised to issue banknotes in the UK. Only Bank of England notes have the status of legal tender, and only within England and Wales; they are accepted in Scotland and Northern Ireland along with other...

.

Note: The description of banknotes given here relates to notes issued by the Bank of England

Bank of England

The Bank of England is, despite its name, the central bank of the whole of the United Kingdom and is the model on which most modern, large central banks have been based. It was established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and to this day it still acts as the banker for the UK...

. Three banks in Scotland and four banks in Northern Ireland also issue notes, in some or all of the denominations: £1, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100.

British bank notes.

Name	Value	Circulation	Notes
Ten shilling note	10/- (£0.5)	Issued from World War I World War I World War I , also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance...  until 1969.
£1 note	£1	Withdrawn by the Bank of England Bank of England The Bank of England is, despite its name, the central bank of the whole of the United Kingdom and is the model on which most modern, large central banks have been based. It was established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and to this day it still acts as the banker for the UK...  in 1988 (but still issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which HM Treasury holds a 70.33% controlling shareholding, through UK Financial Investments Limited... ). Also still used in some of the Channel Islands.
£5 note	£5	in circulation	The original "large white fiver" five pound note was known as "five jacks" and replaced in 1957 by the blue £5 note.
£10 note	£10	in circulation
£20 note	£20	in circulation
£50 note	£50	in circulation	Also known as a bullseye.
£1,000,000 & £100,000,000 notes	£1,000,000 and £100,000,000	non-circulating	Used as backing for banknotes issued by Scottish & Northern Irish banks when exceeding the value of their 1845 reserves. The amount to be covered is over a billion pounds.

Bank of England notes are periodically redesigned and reissued, with the old notes being withdrawn from circulation and destroyed. Each redesign is allocated a 'Series'. Currently, the £50 note is Series E issue, the £5 and £10 notes are Series E Revised issue and the £20 note is Series F issue. Series F is the latest round of redesign, which commenced in March 2007. The £5, £10 and £50 notes will undergo this process in the near future.

Slang terms

• A pound (£1) may be referred to as a "quid" (very common), or a "nicker" or "nugget" (rarer).
• Lady Godiva
  Lady Godiva
  Godiva , often referred to as Lady Godiva , was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry, in England, in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants...
  
   is rhyming slang for a fiver (£5), or a "Jacks" - Jacks Alive (extremely rare).
• A "Cockle" is £10 - Cock and Hen - ten.
• A "Tenner" is £10.
• A "score" is £20.
• A "pony" equals £25.
• A "ton" or "century" is £100.
• A "monkey" is £500.
• A "grand" commonly means £1,000.
• A "oner" (one-er) has referred to various amounts from one shilling to a pound to now meaning £100 or £1,000.
• "Shrapnel" refers to an inconvenient pocketful of loose change.
• A large bundle of notes is sometimes referred to as a "wad" or a "wedge"
• Coins are sometimes referred to by the appearance of their colour. To wit:
  • "Copper" refers to 1p and 2p coins
  • "Silver" refers to 5p, 10p, 20p, and 50p coins
  • "Bronze" refers to £1 and £2 coins (even though the latter is now cast in two separate pieces of differently coloured metals)

External links

• The Royal Mint
• Bank of England: banknotes