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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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£.s.d.
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The British *currency until decimalization in 1971, being the initial letters of Latin words taken to be the equivalents of the pound, the shilling and the penny. £ is a fanciful L for libra (librae in the plural); s is for solidus (solidi); and d for denarius (denarii). Sums of money were until 1971 written in this triple form, £10 15s. 6d. representing 10 pounds, 15 shillings and 6 pence. A sum less than one pound was written 15/6 (15 shillings and 6 pence). There were 20 shillings to the pound and 12 pence to the shilling. A farthing (legal tender until the end of 1960) was a quarter of a penny.
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