General Chat

The Shilling

The issues of George VI and Elizabeth II are unusual in that two different designs were issued each year (except 1952), an English and a Scottish version. They were not distributed solely in the relevant countries, but circulated equally alongside each other.

The English shilling of George VI has the lion standing left on a large crown, while on the Scottish shilling the lion is facing, holding a sword & sceptre flanked by St Andrews Cross and a thistle.

The metal used changed to cupronickel in 1947.

A design change took place in 1949 with the removal of the words IND IMP on India becoming an independant republic.

Because of the high demand for nickel in the Korean War no 1952 shillings were issued, although extremely rare Proofs of the English version do exist.

I loved the Cherryade and the Cream Soda and got a tanner back on the empty bottle

Janey
I think it was originaly the fleur de lys , and was then changed to three feathers you know how British history works .
In fighting brother versus father , wife versus husband etc all that in bred power for land an rule
igor

Really, Welsh is the fleur de lys? Didn't know that!

We have that covered in Canada then -- the fleur de lys is the Quebec (originally, French Canada) symbol as well. ;)

things you miss,
did anypbody have a pop man .
Corona lemonade , cherryaid , dandilion and burdock were my favourites but could,nt stand that cream soda
igor

Welsh was a Fleur De Lis, the symbol of all the Princes of Wales

You guys are funny ... clover ... club in a deck of cards ...

Shamrock!

Rose - England
Thistle - Scotland
Shamrock - Ireland

Leek got left out when it came to Canada -- we had much English, Scottish and Irish immigration, but not much Welsh, I guess.

I was just regaling someone elsewhere with the song everyone knew back in the 50s, but that hasn't been heard for some time now, given how it kind of excluded the French-Canadian and First Nations contribution to the deal and all.

In days of yore
from Britain's shore
Wolfe the dauntless hero came
and planted firm
Britannia's flag
o-on Canada's fair domain.
Long may it wave
our emblem dear
the Maple Leaf forever
The thistle, shamrock, rose entwine
the Maple Leaf forever!

Only when I learned it when I was 7, my version went:

... OAF the dauntless hero came ...

I can remember all the coins but couldn't have told you what was on them, not without looking anyway!

Oh Sue, you've brought back some memories there....I used to dread long division, ie when we had to divide something like £13.17s.6d by £2.12s.2d......it used to take up the whole page of an excercise book!!

K

Spot on, Maggie

You can take the fish home for half term!

Sue x

Hi Sue,
By my reckoning (bearing in mind it's late here and I'm only just 50)
You could get 17 hot cross bus - and 8 pence ha'penny change.

maggie

Hi All

I remember my early school days - pre-decmial - when we were faced with questions like "if one hot cross bun costs 11 pence halfpenny, how many can you buy with 17 shillings and how much change will you get?"

Go on - work it out!

Sue x

My ex's grandfather used to make and check them there white fivers!
He worked at Portals in Hampshire.

thank you all.
igor

I am looking at an English shilling 1929, two shilling 1942 and a 1953 sixpence.
I used to save them as before a certain date (which I forget now) they had a higher silver content, and so you could sell them for more than those dated after this time ( what ever it is) lol

nope im to young lol

Igor,

The half crown 2/6pence had a Shield and Crown....I have got one !!

Uh oh, you might regret saying that Uggers...

No sorry I can't remember. Try Hayley Empress of Drama - she will.

It's on here Igor..


http://www.westminstercollection.com/pc_5677.htm

the 2shillings was 4 thistles and also on another 2 shilling
was a crown sat on a rose with a thistle one side and a (like a club on a pack of cards )on the other side sorry that is the only way i can describe it

A shilling had a crown and a loin