shilling vs sixpence

shilling

noun
  • A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling. 

  • A currency in the United States, differing in value between states. 

  • The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda. 

  • The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar. 

sixpence

noun
  • A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551. 

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