The British Shilling and the Shillings of most other Commonwealth countries are part of long redundant currencies which no longer have exchange rates with any other currency. There were 20 Shillings...
The British Shilling and the Shillings of most other Commonwealth countries are part of long redundant currencies which no longer have exchange rates with any other currency. There were 20 Shillings...
In 1830 the shilling (incidentally none was struck in 1830) would have had the buying power of probably around £2.50 today (2010). That's approximately 50 times then what 5p or 1/- is worth today....