Imperial Currency

Farthing 1/4 penny

Halfpenny (pronounced "haypenny") 1/2 penny

Penny - 1d, 1/12th of a shilling

Tuppence - 2d, two penny coin

Threepence 3d, ("thrippence") - threepenny (thrippeny) bit, slang, "Trey".

Fourpence - 4d, fourpenny bit; slang "groat".

Sixpence - 6d, sixpenny bit; slang "zack".

Shilling - 1s, 12 pence slang "deener".

Two Shillings - 2s, slang "two bob".

Ten Shillings - 10s, slang "ten bob note".

Pound - £1, slang "quid".

Guinea (Gns) 1 pound 1 shilling (£1 1s)

Imperial Measurements

Inch - @25mm (25.4mm)

Foot - 12 inches

Yard - 3 feet (0.914 metres)

Furlong 220 yards, 1/8th of a mile

Mile 1760 yards (1609.34 metres, 1.6 km)

N.B. Some of the slang terminology within these pages is uniquely Australian, ie Furphy - five-eights of far call.