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£sd facts for kids

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£sd (pronounced, and sometimes written, L.s.d.) was the popular name for the pre-decimal currencies (sterling) used in the United Kingdom and in most of the British Empire. This abbreviation meant “pounds, shillings, and pence”. It is different when compared to American currency.

Images for kids

  • Guildhall Museum Collection- Drusilla Dunford Money Table Sampler 3304

    A sampler in the Guildhall Museum of Rochester illustrates the conversion between pence and shillings and shillings and pounds.

  • Cash register (8058279685) (2)

    Old till in Ireland, with "shortcut" keys in various £sd denominations (lower numbers) and their "new pence" equivalent (upper numbers).

  • TOY (FindID 748865)

    Toy coin, which teaches children the value of a shilling.

  • Denier Charlemagne1

    Carolingian denarius

  • IBM 1401 Control Panel

    1401 Console and, below, the Auxiliary Console.

  • Drury Lane Notice Board VA

    Notice board displaying the entry prices for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, around 1946

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: £sd para niños

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