fivepence
Half a shilling
Fivepence is a sum of money equal to five British pennies, or historically, a coin of that value.
The term belongs to the old system of British currency before decimalization in 1971, though it persists in expressions and historical contexts: It isn't worth fivepence.
Former British monetary unit
- farthingQuarter-penny coin
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- florinHistoric European coin
- guineaFormer British currency unit
sovereign · groat · bob · quid · sterling · pound · pre-decimal · old money
Study of currency
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- circulationMovement through a system
- copper-nickelTwo-metal marine alloy
denomination · obverse · reverse · heads · tails · mintmark · engraving · diameter
Low-denomination currency
- triflingOf no real importance
- pittanceInsultingly small payment
- nominalIn designation only
- inexpensiveLow in cost
cheap · affordable · meager · paltry · insignificant · token · modest · bargain
shilling
Former British monetary unit
guinea · sovereign · groat · bob · quid · sterling · pound · pre-decimal · old money · Victorian
numismatics
Study of currency
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- circulationMovement through a system
copper-nickel · denomination · obverse · reverse · heads · tails · mintmark · engraving · diameter · alloy
small change
Low-denomination currency
inexpensive · cheap · affordable · meager · paltry · insignificant · token · modest · bargain