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	Penny - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Thus a coin worth five times as much as one penny is worth five pence, but "five pennies" means five coins each of which is a penny.
		In Canada, penny originally referred to pence coinage that they used until 1859 since there was a coin with the word "penny" on it (for pence).
		Irish pound decimal coinage only used "p" to designate units (possibly as this sufficed for both the English word "pence", and Irish form "pingin").
	www.encyclopedia-of-knowledge.com /?t=Pence (366 words)

	Irish five pence (decimal coin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Irish five pence was introduced on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971 and reused the design on the shilling coin produced for the Irish Free State in 1928.
		Thus the original five pence was last minted in 1990 and in 1992 a replacement was struck at 1.85 centimeters diameter (differing from the corresponding new British five pence coin).
		The composition of the five pence was 75% copper and 25% nickel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_five_pence_(decimal_coin) (216 words)

	Irish coinage - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It was not until the reign of Henry VIII that Irish coins started to bear the harp and later in the reign the year, for the first time as well.
		The last Irish coins issued prior to independence, were issued during the reign of George IV in 1823 and finally Irish coins were withdrawn in 1826 as a result of the integration that resulted from the 1800 Act of Union.
		These coins used the Irish red deer as on the Irish pound coin with a mountain relief in the background and other notable differences such as the 12 stars of the European Flag surrounding the harp somewhat similar to the Irish euro coins.
	encyclopedia.maksiu.info /wiki/Irish_coinage (1921 words)

	Shilling article - Shilling 1548 Henry VIII 1487 Henry History Withdrawal Irish shillings - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The shilling was a British coin first issued in 1548 for Henry VIII, although arguably the testoon issued about 1487 for Henry VII was the first shilling.
		From 1968 new decimal coins, "five new pence" with the same weight and specifications, started to replace shillings.
		They were finally withdrawn in 1990, when a new, smaller, five pence coin was produced.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Shilling (477 words)

	Penny - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A penny (pl. pence or pennies) is a unit of currency or a coin used in several English -speaking countries:
		In the USA and Canada, "penny" is normally used to refer to the coin; the quantity of money is a " cent ".
		Elsewhere in the English -speaking world, the plural of "penny" is "pence" when referring to a quantity of money and "pennies" when referring to a number of coins.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Pence (402 words)

	Kids.net.au - Encyclopedia Euro -
		The notes and coins for the old currencies, however, continued to be used as legal tender[?] until new notes and coins were introduced on January 1, 2002 and the changeover period ended on February 28, 2002.
		All euro coins have a common side showing the worth and a national side showing an image particular to the country it was issued in.
		All the different coins can be used in all the participating member states: a euro coin bearing an image of the Spanish king is legal tender not only in Spain, but also in Finland (and other nations where the euro is in use).
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/eu/Euro (2408 words)

	pence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		When dealing with British money, amounts of the decimal "new pence" less than £1 may be suffixed with "p," as in 2p, 5p, 26p, 72p.
		The plural of "penny" is " pence " when referring to a quantity of money and " pennies " when referring to a number of coins.
		Thus a coin worth five times as much as one penny is worth five pence, but it is not five pennies, since "five pennies" means five coins each of which is a penny.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Pence.html (268 words)

	Coins of the Irish Republic 1970-2002
		The shilling and florins were equivalent to the new five pence and ten pence coins, so the original designs were adopted for these new coins in the interest of continuity and simplicity.
		A twenty pence coin was introduced in 1986, based on the original Metcalfe half crown design, the alloy used being 79% copper, 20% zinc and 1% nickel.
		In 1992 smaller size five pence coins were introduced, followed by reduced size ten pence in 1993.The current decimal coin series is therefore: £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and 1p.
	www.geocities.com /eirecoins/decimal.htm (593 words)

	Pence
		Elsewhere in the English -speaking world, theplural of "penny" is "pence" when referring to a quantity of money and "pennies" when referring to a number of coins.
		Thus a coin worth five times as much as one penny is worth five pence, but "five pennies"means five coins each of which is a penny.
		In Canada, penny originally referred to pence coinage that they used until 1859 sincethere was a coin with the word "penny" on it (for pence).
	www.therfcc.org /pence-156292.html (316 words)

	Penny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1/240 of the British pound sterling or Irish pound prior to February 15, 1971, and also the pre- decimalisation currencies of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa (1/12 of the shilling), or a coin of that value.
		a standard but unofficial name for the one-cent coin in the United States and in Canada, worth 1/100 of the dollar : see penny (U.S. coin), penny (Canadian coin).
		Note that this word is not officially used by the United States Mint or the Royal Canadian Mint ; they use cent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pence (429 words)

	Irish Coin Sets Available - Including 2000
		In 1959 the alloy of the bronze coins, penny, halfpenny, and farthing, was changed slightly from 95.5% copper, 3% tin and 1.5% zinc to 97% copper, 0.5% tin and 2.5% zinc.
		A twenty pence coin was introduced in 1986, based on the original Metcalfe halfcrown design, the alloy used being 79% copper, 20% zinc and 1% nickel.
		In 1992 smaller size five pence coins were introduced, followed by reduced size ten pences in 1993.
	www.24carat.co.uk /irishcoinsets.html (728 words)

	info: IRISH THREE-PENCE COIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Irish three-pence coin was originally struck in nickel and these coins were very well wearing.
		The coin diameter was 0.695 inches and the weight was 3.23995 grams - this did not change with cupro-nickel coin.
		The coin was introduced in 1928 and ceased to be legal tender on December 31, 1971.
	www.info-vatican-city.com /Irish_three-pence_coin (111 words)

	S.I. No. 103/1992: COINAGE (DIMENSION OF FIVE PENCE COIN) REGULATIONS, 1992.
		In these Regulations "five pence coin" means a coin of the denomination of five pence provided under section 3 (1) of the Decimal Currency Act, 1969 (No. 23 of 1969).
		The diameter of a five pence coin shall be 1.8500 centimetres and, accordingly, the First Schedule to the Coinage (Dimensions and Designs) Regulations, 1969 ( S.I. No. 160 of 1969), is hereby amended by the substitution opposite the mention of five pence of "1.8500" for "2.3595".
		The graining upon the edge of a five pence coin shall be of fine mill.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZSI103Y1992.html (246 words)

	Shilling Shillings Issued Pence Coin New Australian Bob (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In Ireland The island of Ireland ire in Irish, Airlann in Ulster Scots) is the third-largest island in Europe.
		It is composed of the Republic of Ireland in the south and Northern Irelan, the shilling was issued as "scilling" in Irish language Irish Gaeilge is a Goidelic language spoken in Ireland.
		Shilling The shilling was a British coin first issued in 1548 for Henry VIII, although arguably the testoon issued about 1487 for Henry VII was the first shilling.
	www.economicexpert.com /a/Shilling.htm (839 words)

	Penny : Penny
		insygnia krolewskie Kazimierza Wielkiego pence''' or pennies) is a unit of currency or a coin used in several English -speaking countries:
		1/240 of the British pound sterling or Irish pound prior to February 15, 1971, and also the pre-decimalisation currencies of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa (1/12 of the shilling), or a coin of that value.
		Pre-1971 amounts of less than 1/- (one shilling) were denoted with a "d" which derived from the term " denarius ", as in 2d, 6d, 10d.
	www.gogeeky.net /title/penny (391 words)

	Shilling Article, Shilling Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The shilling was a British coin first issued in 1548 for Henry VIII, although arguably the testoon issued about 1487 for Henry VII was thefirst shilling.
		From 1968 new decimal coins, "five new pence" with the same weight andspecifications, started to replace shillings.
		They were finally withdrawn in 1990, when anew, smaller, five pence coin was reduced.
	www.anoca.org /shillings/issued/shilling.html (490 words)

	Euro -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		All the different coins can be used in all the participating member states: for example, a euro coin bearing an image of the Spanish king is legal tender not only in Spain, but also in all the other nations where the euro is in use.
		The notes and coins for the old currencies, however, continued to be used as (Something used as an official medium of payment) legal tender until new notes and coins were introduced on 1 January 2002.
		The term quid, however, has been universally transferred from a slang term for the (Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence) Irish pound to a slang term for the euro, however, quid is used considerably less to refer to euro than it was to pound.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Eu/Euro.htm (5204 words)

	Coin Talk Forum - The Place to Discuss Coins - Irish Coins
		A world-renown playwright and poet, Yeats was elected to the Irish Senate.
		Now the coins of those euro countries that have only one obverse design for all eight denominations are dull in my opinion, not necessarily because of the design but simply due to the lack of creativity and imagination conveyed.
		The euro coins reflect this situation fairly well, I think: On one hand/side they symbolize the Union, on the other one they reflect the diversity of the member states.
	www.cointalk.org /archive/index.php/t-800 (2616 words)

	Irish Coinage - Structure Page
		The Irish Coinage of Henry III, 1251 to 1254
		The Irish Coinage of Edward I, 1276 to 1302
		The Irish 'Portrait' Coinage of Henry VII ( 1490 to 1505)
	www.irishcoinage.com /STRUCTURE.HTM (916 words)

	Shilling Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Before Decimal Daydecimalization in 1971, shillings had a value of 12 pence ; equal to one-twentieth of a Pound_Sterlingpound.
		From 1968 new decimal currencydecimal coins, "five new pence" with the same weight and specifications, started to replace shillings.
		The coin became known as a shilling during the reign of Edward VI.
	www.echostatic.com /index.php?title=Shilling (672 words)

	Catalog of Irish Decimal Coin Prices 1969-2000
		Many of the 1986 sets sold into the Irish tourist industry for sale to visitors looking for souvenirs before the local collecting community was aware of their existence - consequently many turn up in the US and Europe.
		The decimal coins were produced from 1969 onwards - the coins were dated no earlier than their introduction date so the all the bronze coins were dated 1971 even though many were produced in 1969 and 1970.
		The coins are inserted in holes cut in the card and a plastic slip covers both sides - the sets is easily opened and many now have bronze coins with tarnish from being handled.
	www.irishcoinage.com /DECCAT.HTM (985 words)

	The DiCamillo Companion - British Money Home Page
		After the 1971 decimalization act the Florin was reclassified as being worth 10 Pence and the coin continued to circulate.
		After the 1971 decimalization act the Shilling was reclassified as being worth 5 Pence and the coin continued to circulate.
		The coin was not minted in the new classification
	www.dicamillocompanion.com /British_Money.html (2677 words)

	Shilling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The last shilling s issued for circulation were dated 1966, although proofs were issued as part of a collectors set dated 1970.
		From 1968 new decimal coins, "five new pence" with the same weight and specifications, started to replace shilling s.
		In Ireland, the shilling was issued as 'scilling' in Irish Gaelic.
	www.portaljuice.com /shilling.html (296 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		[[Image:Many pennies.jpgthumbU.S. one-cent coins]] A '''penny''' (pl. '''pence''' or '''pennies''') is a unit of [[currency]] or a coin used in several [[English languageEnglish]]-speaking countries: * 1/100 of the [[United KingdomBritish]] [[Pound Sterling]] or the [[Irish pound]] (1971-2001), or a coin with that value: see [[history of the English penny]].
		In the USA and Canada, "penny" is normally used to refer to the coin; the quantity of money is a "cent".
		Elsewhere in the [[English languageEnglish]]-speaking world, the plural of "penny" is "pence" when referring to a quantity of money and "pennies" when referring to a number of coins.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Penny?action=edit (459 words)

	info: TWENTY PENCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lonmin Plc - Sterling Dividend Rate - 15 July 2005 is $1.76/GBP1 and accordingly the sterling dividend payable is 17.05 pence per share by the mine in the past twenty years.
		Harmony Spends R3.5mn On Data Warehousing - 15 July 2005 is $1.76/GBP1 and accordingly the sterling dividend payable is 17.05 pence per share by the mine in the past twenty years.
		Twenty stocks fell, 14 rose and 14 were unchanged The shares declined 3.3 pence, or 0.9 percent, to 346 pence.
	www.info-vatican-city.com /Twenty_pence (284 words)

	Penny Coin Pence Cent Canada Pound States British 1971 Pennies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		a standard but unofficial name for the one-cent coin of the United States The United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west.
		The name is related to the historic currencies Tolar in Bohemia : see penny (U.S. coin) The United States one-cent coin commonly called a penny is a unit of currency equaling one 1/100 of a United States dollar.
		The system consisted of five permutations on a base verse scheme; any one of the five types could be used in any verse.
	www.economicexpert.com /a/Old:pence.htm (886 words)

	Articles - Shilling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Before decimalisation in 1971, a shilling had a value of 12d (old pence), and was equal to 1/20th of a pound : there were 240 (old) pence to the pound.) Post-decimalisation, "shilling" refers to the 5p coin, which is still worth 1/20th of a pound, because there are 100 new pence in a pound.
		They were withdrawn in 1990, when a new, smaller, 5p coin was produced.
		The Sol (later the sou), both also derived from the Roman Solidus, were the equivalent coins in France, while the (Nuevo) Sol (PEN) remains the currency of Peru (although in that case, it may simply be the Spanish word for sun ; it replaced the inti, which means "sun" in Quechua).
	www.sewing-center.com /articles/Shilling (547 words)

	Coin Collectors Two Pence\|Hot-Coins.com
		Coins of the UK The truth about the "Valuable Two Pence Coin which says NEW PENCE" Legend.
		two pence became legal tender, although it had been available for some time before as part of a five coin...
		In 1994 the UK issued Â£2 commemorative coins for the 300th anniversary of the Bank of England, with proof versions in silver and gold for collectors...
	www.hot-coins.com /coins/coin-collectors-two-pence.html (1250 words)

	WebArticles - Penny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A penny (pl. pence or pennies) is a unit of currency or a coin used in several English-speaking countries:
		Note that this word is not officially used by the United States Mint or the Royal Canadian Mint; they use cent.
		In the USA and Canada, "penny" is normally used to refer to the coin; the quantity of money is a "cent".
	www.webarticles.org /Penny (425 words)

	coins-msg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		coin was equivalent to the worth of the silver it contained.
		Prior to that the groat was the largest coin that could be struck.
		and thus permitted larger coins and deeper impressions in the dies.
	www.florilegium.org /files/COMMERCE/coins-msg.html (3574 words)

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