missing SJ and Andy......

felix wrote: Tuppence ha'penny! Cor, what you could do with that! Buy a newspaper (with change), post a letter, buy a packet of Polo Mints (with change!)

...i could unlatch the back gate and walk to the end of the cobblestone lane, carefully cross a quiet street and enter the shop on the other side, where a lady in an apron would open the three selected jars and place 4 clinkers, 4 cobbers, and 2 freckles in a lolly bag, before I handed over my tuppence ha'penny

Farthing coin (Note wren).

There were FOUR of these to one old (pre-decimalisation) penny.

eddie wrote: There were FOUR of these to one old (pre-decimalisation) penny.

The penny farthing

^


Logo of the cult 1960's series The Prisoner.

Its auteur and star Patrick McGoohan is on record somewhere or other as stating that the penny-farthing was supposed to represent Technology.

...the farthing up there is beautiful. I thought our florin was pretty.

^ My God! I'd forgotten all about the florin! Two shillings, wasn't it?



UK florin. Thistle (Scotland), Rose (England), Leek (Wales) & Shamrock (Ireland)

...they were minted here from 1910 to 1963.
Yep...it was worth 2 shillings.

felix wrote:I really liked the old ten shilling note, in all its brown glory

There you go, felix:

felix wrote:And the tanner piece was a wonder - and most useful: remember the old milk machines - a cold carton of milk for 6d?

Voila!:


Sixpennny piece.

Here's another one I'd forgotten:


The Half crown (Two shillings and sixpence).

And let's not forget the old (pre-decimalisation) penny:

As late as the 1950's Victorian-era pennies were (just about) still in circulation. I distinctly remember the design on the right (below):

The old One Pound note:

Perhaps ATU II needs a "Numismatics" thread?

blue moon wrote:...the farthing up there is beautiful. I thought our florin was pretty.

A special commemorative florin for the royal visit that year !

Is that a lion?

...it's a lion and a kangaroo. I'm guessing the lion symbolises Britain and the kangaroo Australia.

oh yes... silly me... the typical lion from Britain

(royalty?)

Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom


we have lions too
My region is called Castilla y León (Castille from castillo -castle- and Lion)

...we have koalas

no coat of arms?

I've been told koalas are not as kind as they look like

I believe koalas are quite savage.

blue moon wrote:...we have koalas

and you also have satin bowerbirds



I had seen this animal in a documentary... didn't know where they live until yesterday

...we've a few varieties of bower-birds. I love to find their nests and look at the wonderful variety of decorations they use.

maybe you could collaborate in the "What?! Interesting Creatures: A bio-diversity Thread" on ER