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	British coin Five Pounds
		The commemorative Five Pounds (£5) coin is minted in cupro-nickel, an alloy of approximately 75% copper, and 25% nickel, although special versions are also minted in silver and/or gold.
		The coin is a continuation of the old Crown coin which continued to be minted after decimalisation with a value of twenty-five pence although nowhere stating its value.
		The denomination was introduced in 1990 because the cost of producing such a large coin with a face value of only 25p was becoming too large.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/br/british_coin_five_pounds.html (521 words)

	British Coins before the Florin, Compared to French Coins of the Ancient Regime
		Silver coins would simply become tokens for their face value in gold, regardless of the intrinsic value of silver (so long as this was less than the face value!).
		Thus, the "pound" (Latin libra, French livre) itself came to be a unit of account, and was in time minted in the form of gold coins, finally as the British sovereign.
		The modern British 5p coin, which is the decimal descendant of the shilling, thus may be said to be the last link to Roman coinage, although, as the solidus, it only existed on paper for the many centuries of the silver penny.
	www.friesian.com /coins.htm (7155 words)

	Pound Sterling Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Several gold coins issued by the Mint are still legal tender, though as they have a bullion value far greater than their face value they are never used in circulation and tend to be kept by collectors.
		The pound sterling, established in 1560–61 by Elizabeth I and her advisors, foremost among them Sir Thomas Gresham, brought order to the financial chaos of Tudor England that had been occasioned by the "Great Debasement" of the coinage, which brought on a debilitating inflation during the years 1543–51.
		Pound sterling was used as the currency of the British Empire.
	popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Pound_sterling (2962 words)

	British Five Pound coin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The commemorative Five Pounds (£5) coin is minted in cupro-nickel, an alloy of approximately 75% copper, and 25% nickel, although special versions are also minted in silver and/or gold.
		The coin is a continuation of the old Crown coin which continued to be minted after decimalisation with a value of twenty-five pence, although nowhere stating its value.
		The denomination was introduced in 1990 because the cost of producing such a large coin with a face value of only 25p was becoming too large.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_coin_Five_Pounds (529 words)

	Articles - Jamaican dollar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1839 an act was passed by Parliament declaring that as of December 31, 1840, only British coinage would be legal tender in Jamaica, demonitizing all of the Spanish coins, with the exception of the gold doubloon which was valued at 3/4/- (three pounds four shillings).
		Coins in use were thus the farthing, ha'penny, penny, penny ha'penny, threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin (2 shillings), half crown (2/6), and crown (5/-).
		The $2 bill was dropped in 1989 as were the 20 cent and 50 cent coins (the 50 cent coin had replaced the 50 cent bill in 1974).
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Jamaican_dollar (539 words)

	The DiCamillo Companion - British Money Home Page
		2/3 of a Pound, or 13 Shillings and 4 Pence
		The coin is considered to be part of British coinage because it has no indication of what country it was minted for, being made in the same style as the contemporary Third Farthing.
		The coin was not minted in the new classification and was withdrawn from circulation in 1980.
	www.dicamillocompanion.com /British_Money.html (2813 words)

	British Denominations
		In the British system, there are so many different denominations and names for coins that one could easily become confused as to their relative values.
		This did not represent a coin but rather it was a unit of account equal to 13s4d (160d) or two-thirds of a Unite Laurel Pound, which was valued at 20s (240d).
		Shillings are abbreviated with an 's,' (which comes from the roman coin the solidus which equalled twelve denarii) while pence are shown with a 'd' for denarius (which was a small denomination roman coin).
	www.nd.edu /~rarebook/coins/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/BritishDenominations1.html (381 words)

	Common Names of British Coin Denominations by Chard
		Actually, I have already covered many of these points in our other coin FAQ page British Coin Denominations However the purpose of that page was to present a complete list of denominations with first and last dates, and values.
		With the issue of 1990 for the Queen Mother's 90th birthday, it had been very quietly decided to make a five pound coin of the same size and format as the old crown, and that it would continue to be known as a crown.
		Some British coins had a value of thirteen shillings and four pence, but were never known as a mark.
	www.24carat.co.uk /commoncoinnames.html (1294 words)

	Coins of UK - Five Pounds and Guineas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The 1703 Five Guinea of Queen Anne, with VIGO under the bust, is one of the classic rarities of the British series.
		These coins are famous, being known as the 'Una and the Lion' because on the reverse Victoria is depicted leading the British Lion.
		In 1989 a markedly different coin was issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the gold sovereign, with the obverse showing the Queen facing seated in the Coronation Chair, and the reverse a crowned shield on a double rose.
	www.tclayton.demon.co.uk /fivep.html (1074 words)

	British Gold Coin Sets
		In 1986, the two pound gold coin shared the commemorative design used on the new nickel-brass two pound, and the five pound coin was omitted.
		Although a "five pound crown" was in one sense a new denomination, its issue in gold reconfirmed its origins.
		Conveniently, although the diameter of gold five pound crowns is slightly larger than that of gold "quintuple sovereigns", they both retain the previous weight of the traditional five pound pieces.
	www.taxfreegold.co.uk /goldsetsinfo.html (988 words)

	British Royal Mint - The 1999 Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Coin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The commemorative Five Pounds coin is the first of four official memorials to be announced by the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Committee.
		The coin features an elegant portrait of Diana in profile by David Cornell, FRBS and was one of a number of designs submitted to the Royal Mint Advisory Committee, who approve all UK coin designs.
		The obverse (or 'head' side of the coin) displays the portrait of Her Majesty the Queen which appears on all UK coins minted from January 1998 and is the work of the sculptor Ian Rank Broadley, FRBS, FSNAD.
	www.centercoin.com /british_royal_mint/1999_diana_princess_of_wales_coin.htm (527 words)

	British Coinage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Until 1971, when the British coinage was converted to decimalisation, the coins in use were pounds, shillings and pence, based on the Latin names "Librae, Solidii, Denarii" or £.
		These were most commonly in the values of ten shillings, one pound and five pound notes.
		The following year a gold coinage was issued based on the sovereign (one pound) rather than the guinea (one pound and one shilling), which had been the principal gold unit since 1663.
	www.swanseamass.org /wales/travel/coins.html (411 words)

	British Coin Collecting - Excellent Resources on British Coin Collecting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The www has tons of info about british coin collecting subjects and all of it is accessible by merely studying all attainable.
		The top web sites to run into completely the variety of british coin collecting background you are looking for is here on the internet by way of the many search engines at our fingertips.
		The british coin collecting documents handy since the internet was started has grown in merit.
	www.grantwell.com /Coins/Roman-Coins/British-Coin-Collecting.cfm (784 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A great number of these coins were found about 1864 in a small mound on the border of the Miami River in Ohio, the largest coin being perforated with sixteen holes, and the others were indented with from five to eight parallel lines.
		These coins consisted of five varieties, all with the same general types of a Hog, “Sommer hands”, with reverse type of a ship; and the denominations were II, III, IV, VI, and XII Pence, or shilling.
		The “Rosa Americana” coins bore the bust of George I. and a Rose crowned and uncrowned; the Irish pieces bore the head of George I. with “Hibernia” seated on the reverse.
	www.usrarecoininvestments.com /collecting/eam.htm (2057 words)

	Coins - British Coin Five Pound (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Coin magazines, brokers, and newsletters in the hobby are a great way to keep up with what is going on in the coin industry.
		Knowing how to grade coins will not only help you purchase your coins more accurately, but it will help you to identify with your coins to know their true grade and getting a better understanding of what your coins are worth.
		Lots of money is spent on purchasing coins without the knowledge of knowing what the true grade of the coin is. The coin collector assumes the person or dealer that he is buying the coin from is knowledgeable himself and trust him.
	www.coingateway.com /links/british-coin-five-pound.html (807 words)

	Denominations of British Coins, Names, Values & Dates
		This list of British coin denominations includes a number of Roman denominations, as they were used in Britain when it was under the influence of Roman rule.
		Continuing with the florin example, it changed from a sterling silver coin after 1919, to become a debased silver coin with a 50% silver content, and after 1946, it was reduced to a silvery coloured cupro-nickel coin.
		Five guineas which was 5 pounds and five shillings, was written 5 Gns, or £5/5/-, sometimes expressed as shillings, 105/-.
	www.24carat.co.uk /denominations.html (581 words)

	H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web Site - Coins of the World - New Zealand
		Like America's nickel, New Zealand's five-cent coin is 25 percent nickel and 75 percent copper.
		These were issued from 1908 to 1929 and came in two denominations: five dollars, and two dollars and 50 cents.
		This silver coin was issued in 1920 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the pilgrims' landing.
	www.usmint.gov /kids/cartoons/coinsOfTheWorld/html/newZealand/index.cfm?s=3&view=print&view=print&view=print&view=print&view=print&view=print (430 words)

	Jersey Higher Denominations in Gold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This coin, struck by the Royal Mint, is part of a issue to commemorates the 60th anniversary of the D-Day Landings.
		The second of four gold coins issued for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain is this twenty five pounds gold piece.
		This 100 pounds gold coin issued for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain is very similiar to the two, five, and twenty five pounds coins.
	home.hiwaay.net /~hfears/gold/gold.htm (1447 words)

	British Royal Mint - 1999 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Set (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		To honor the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, a coin - with the denomination of Five Pounds - has been struck bearing her likeness by David Cornell FRBS, FRSA, and is available in Brilliant Uncirculated standard only in its own presentation folder.
		The One Pound coin again bears the Scottish lion rampant by Norman Sillman, based on a drawing by the College of Arms, which made its debut on the One Pound coin in 1994.
		Featuring eight coins of the realm, all struck in their circulating alloy to Brilliant Uncirculated quality, the 1999 Coin Set is a stunning display of reverse designs within an attractive folder.
	www.centercoin.com /british_royal_mint/1999_brilliant_uncirculated_coin_set.htm (352 words)

	British Rouyal Mint Unveils Princess Diana Coin
		The coin, which carries a face value of five pounds, is the only tribute to "Princess Di" sanctioned officially by Queen Elizabeth II, the British government and the family of the late Princess of Wales.
		The obverse of the crown-size coin bears the new coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth by medalist Ian Rank-Broadley -- the fourth different one to appear on British coinage since the queen succeeded to the throne in 1952.
		The coin, about the size of a U.S. silver dollar, is being offered for sale in the copper-nickel version in a special keepsake folder containing photographs of Diana and quotes that reflect her life and work.
	www.pcgs.com /articles/article486.chtml (727 words)

	Napoleon
		The first decimal Franc coin was a five franc piece, known as "à l'Hercule" (a Hercules five Franc).
		The figures stamped on the coin are Liberty and Equality surrounding Hercules, the embodiement of strength and union.
		"Five grammes of silver, 9/10 pure, constitute the monetary unit named Franc"; such was the description as it appeared in the new law defining the franc.
	www.napoleon.org /en/collectors_corner/object/files/franc.asp (464 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The earliest British game of real quality, `Acheton', written at Cambridge University in 1979-80 by David Seal and Jonathan Thackray (and the first of a dozen or so games written in Cambridge) has in addition secret canyons, water, a wizard's house not unlike that of `Zork'.
		Five minutes later you are transported away without warning to a submarine, whereupon you need a periscope.
		If you have a junction at which after five turns an elf turns up bearing a magic ring, a player may well never spend five consecutive turns there and will miss what you intended to be easy.
	www.ifarchive.org /if-archive/programming/general-discussion/Craft.Of.Adventure.txt (14758 words)

	Coins of the UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		There have been rumours circulating in the UK that the two pound coin where the queen is wearing a necklace is worth a lot (the highest figure quoted to me is £75).
		Three new coins have been introduced since decimalisation - the 20p appeared in 1982 followed by the pound coin in 1983 and the two pound coin in 1998 (although 1997 versions are frequently found in change).
		Commemorative two pound coins were issued irregularly from 1986, but these early coins differ from the circulating version first issued in 1998 in that the latter is much thinner and is also bimetallic.
	www.tclayton.demon.co.uk /coins.html (3131 words)

	British Pound -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The commemorative Two Pounds (£2) coin was minted from the same composition as the £1 coin, i.e.
		For earlier coins worth Five Pounds, please see the article on the 1826-1990 gold £5.'' ---- The commemorative Five Pounds (£5) coin is minted in cupro-nickel, an alloy of approximately 75% copper, and 25% nickel, although special versions are also minted in silver and/or gold.
		British coin One Pound strikes (no pun intended) me as a really awkward construction - certainly not something that anybody except possibly a numismatist is going to stumble across by accident.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/23/british-pound.html (971 words)

	Articles - Pound sterling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In the UK, in order to distinguish the unit of currency from the unit of mass (see pound), and perhaps from other units of currency that have the same name (see pound (currency)), the formal term pound sterling or sometimes simply sterling is used.
		Coins for denominations of Â½p, 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p and 50p all bore the name NEW PENCE (or NEW PENNY) until 1982, when the inscription changed to HALF PENNY, ONE PENNY, TWO PENCE, FIVE PENCE and so on.
		The old 1/ and 2/ coins were equivalent in value to 5p and 10p respectively, and as such these coins remained valid within the decimal system until the 5p and 10p coins were each later replaced with smaller versions in the early 1990s.
	lastring.com /articles/Pound_sterling?mySession=99db52c0c49b4cd53777... (2825 words)

	Cyprus :: The Cyprus pound
		During British colonial days, the pound in Cyprus was made the same as the pound sterling and was interchangeable.
		The 4½ piastre silver coin was like a UK sixpenny bit ("tanner"), as were the shillings and two-shilling pieces.
		The pound has been continuous since colonial days but, of course, it was no longer rigidly tied in value to the UK pound, so devalued less in the 1970s, which it is why it is still worth slightly more.
	www.cyprus-forum.com /cyprus82.html (338 words)

	All About Romance Novels - Crowns, Pounds and Guineas: A Quick Guide To British Currency
		Pound: A pound was the basic unit of currency.
		The slang term for a pound is a quid and there are other slang terms for various amounts of money that a reader will come across in historical novels.
		There were 12 pence to a shilling and 240 pence to a pound.
	www.likesbooks.com /money.html (821 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages \| Pounds,pence,last stupid question.
		I gave the clerk a £1 bank note and got back 9 10p coins some of which were 2 shilling coins (the 10p coin was deliberately made the same size, thickness etc as 2 shillings) and a 1 shilling coin (which was the 5p coin).
		Putting all those coins in my pocket immediately taught me why the currency was called the pound...boy were those coins big.
		In our case a pound was a quid (five of them a 'fiver'), a shilling was a 'bob', a sixpence was a 'zac' and, less commonly, thrippence could be a 'trey'.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34511236&numresponses=35&start=0 (2627 words)

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