The British threepence piece was a denomination of sterling coinage worth three pre-decimal pence, 1⁄80 of one pound or 1⁄4 of one shilling. This is the equivalent of 1.25 new pence. It was used in th
Threepence of James VI and I, minted in Ireland
Charles I threepence (Aberystwyth, 1638–42)
A 1943 brass threepenny bit
In 2019, the London Mint Office authorised and oversaw the sale of 120,000 silver threepence coins dated to King George V's reign; one threepence from the sale is included in this image alongside a gold half sovereign from 1911.
The British shilling, abbreviated "1s" or "1/-", was a unit of currency and a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄20 of one pound, or twelve pre-decimal pence. It was first minted in England in 1
Threepence (British coin)
…The British threepence piece was a denomination of sterling coinage worth three pre-decimal pence (3d), 1⁄80 of one pound or 1⁄4 of one shilling. This is the equivalent of 1.25 new pence (£0.0125). It was used in the United Kingdom, and earlier in Great Britain and England. Similar denominations…
Shilling of Edward VI, struck between 1551 and 1553
A sampler in the Guildhall Museum of Rochester illustrates the conversion between pence and shillings, going up in units of ten old pennies.
Queen Victoria Shilling, 1838–1887. Engravers William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen.
Queen Victoria Shilling, 1887–1889. Engravers Joseph Edgar Boehm and Leonard Charles Wyon.