1) Bob
Found on
https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/shilling
1) Coin of Australia 2) Coin of England 3) Coin of Great Britain 4) Coin of the United Kingdom 5) Fraction of a pound, once 6) Old british coin 7) Ugandan monetary unit 8) Ugandan shilling
Found on
https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/shilling
- the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
- the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
- the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
- the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
- a former monetary unit in Great Britain
- an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
Found on
monetary unit equal to 12 pence; 20 shillings equaled 1 pound.( * see note)
Found on
http://charlesdickenspage.com/glossary.html
The shilling is a unit of currency formerly used in the United Kingdom and other 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 from the base skell-, `to ring/reso....
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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, between 1942-1944, shilling production was suppl...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling_(Australian)
[British coin] The British shilling is a 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, deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling_(British_coin)
[English coin] The English shilling was a silver coin of the Kingdom of England, when first introduced known as the testoon. It remained in circulation until it became the British shilling as the result of the Union of England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. There were twenty shillings to the pound sterling and tw...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling_(English_coin)
[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 noticeably different from their later counterparts...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling_(Irish_coin)
• (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.) A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Br...
Found on
http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/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 on
http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-s.html
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 on
http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/82
Pre-decimal currency equal to 12 pennies and equivalent to 5p today.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20495
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 on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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. It is not now legally recognised. ... Many of the S...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
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 on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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
skillingr , Goth.
skilliggs , and pe...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/87
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 on
http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.htm
(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 on
http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/money.htm
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 on
http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/money.htm
To cheat at an auction by bidding falsely to inflate prices.
Found on
http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/money.htm
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 on
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/static/Glossary.jsp
The shilling is the currency of Kenya.
Found on
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/JS.HTM
[Wuthering Heights] a former monetary unit of the United Kingdom, equal to 1/20 of a pound.
Found on
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/w/wuthering-heights/study-help/full-
noun an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
Found on
https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
No exact match found.
