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Look up: Shilling


  1. Shilling
    [disambiguation] The shilling was a coin used in British Commonwealth countries and was continued to be used in countries that left the commonwealth, such as Ireland and Tanzania. Several African countries continue to have national currencies named shillings. Units of currency: ==People name...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling_(disambiguation)

  2. Shilling
    Ancient Measurement Terms: Measure of money used for accounting purposes and equal to 12 old pennies. Until modern times, there was no actual coin. Small silvery coin. (Now replaced by 5 new pence.)
    Found op http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.htm

  3. shilling
    [n] - an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=shilling

  4. Shilling
    12 pence. Bob. Small silvery coin. Replaced by the 5 new pence coin. By coincidence, the Anglo-Saxon scilling had also been worth 5 silver pennies.
    Found op http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/money.htm

  5. Shilling
    To cheat at an auction by bidding falsely to inflate prices.
    Found op http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/money.htm

  6. Shilling
    (Ancient Money Terms:) Originally, not an actual coin, but a measure of money used for accounting purposes: The amount of silver equivalent to 12 silver pennies. (This varied at times because the amount of silver in pennies varied.)
    Found op http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/money.htm

  7. Shilling
    Pre-decimal currency equal to 12 pennies and equivalent to 5p today.
    Found op http://www.leadminingmuseum.co.uk/Glossary.htm

  8. shilling
    English coin worth 12 pennies (there were 20 shillings to one pound), first minted under Henry VII. Although the denomination of a shilling was abolished with...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  9. shilling
    A British coin of ancient origin, but since its revival in 1550, a silver piece with a face value of 12 old pence, and after decimalisation replaced by the 5p piece. Shilling is abbreviated to ‘s`.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  10. Shilling
    Shil'ling noun [ Middle English shilling , schilling , Anglo-Saxon scilling ; akin to Dutch schelling , Old Saxon & Old High German scilling , German schilling , Swedish & Danish skilling , Icelandic
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/87

  11. shilling
    1. A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency. ... 2. In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. I...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?shilling

  12. shilling
    noun an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shilling



  1. Shilling
    • (n.) The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; -- formerly so called in New York and some other States. See Note under 2. • (n.) In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally recognized. • (n....
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/shilling/

  2. shilling
    former English and British coin, nominally valued at one-twentieth of a pound sterling, or 12 pence. The shilling was also formerly the monetary unit ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/82

  3. Shilling
    [Irish coin] The shilling (1s) (scilling) coin was a subdivision of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth 1/20 of a pound. The original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1942 contained 75% silver; this Irish coin had a higher content than the equivalent British coin. These earlier coins were ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling_(Irish_coin)

  4. Shilling
    The shilling is a unit of currency used in some current and former British Commonwealth countries. The word shilling comes from scilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times where it was deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep elsewhere. The word is thought to derive ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling

  5. shilling
    1. the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
    2. the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
    3. the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
    4. the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
    5. a former monetary unit in Great Britain
    6. an English coin wor...
      Found op

    7. Shilling
      The shilling is the currency of Kenya.
      Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/JS.HTM

    8. shilling
      A British coin of ancient origin, but since its revival in 1550, a silver piece with a face value of 12 old pence, and after decimalisation replaced by the 5p piece. Shilling is abbreviated to `s`.
      Found op http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-s.html

    9. Shilling
      Twelve old pence (5 new pence). There were twenty shillings in a pound. For more information on the currency of the time, see Coinage, Currency and the Cost of Living.
      Found op http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/static/Glossary.jsp

    10. shilling
      monetary unit equal to 12 pence; 20 shillings equaled 1 pound.( * see note)
      Found op http://charlesdickenspage.com/glossary.html

    11. Shilling
      [Australian] The Australian Shilling was a coin of the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalization. The coin was minted from 1910 until 1963, excluding 1923, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1938, 1947, 1949 and 1951. After decimalization on 14 February 1966, it was equal to 10¢. During World War II...
      Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling_(Australian)

    12. Shilling
      [British coin] The British shilling is an historic British coin from the eras of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the later United Kingdom; also adopted as a Scot denomination upon the 1707 Treaty of Union. The word shilling comes from an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times,...
      Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling_(British_coin)

    13. Shilling
      [United Kingdom] == Fair use for Numbers (Lost)== This image is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (Discordance) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: == Licensing: == ...
      Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling_(United_Kingdom)

    14. Shilling
      [British pre-decimal coin] Reporting statistics of link gatka.eu; 0 records. Reports COIToolBot reported 0 links. ---- Below a full report on all use of the link gatka.eu. This list is intended to see how the external link gets used, it does not imply that involved accounts are having a conf...
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