half crown
Old British coin
A half crown was a British coin worth two shillings and sixpence—one-eighth of a pound.
The coin circulated from the sixteenth century until decimalization in 1971.
He tipped the porter a half crown.
The term sometimes appears in historical fiction and period dramas set in Britain.
- sixpenceFormer British coin
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