"Evertjan." wrote in message news:XnsA218D4A2FB4AEeejj99@194.109.133.133... polygonum wrote on 10 aug 2013 in soc.genealogy.britain: >> at 1/- per diem >> >> NB 1/-is one shilling or 10p >> > I'd agree up to the 10p - one shilling was 5p :No, 1s was 12d. :There were 20s in the £, btw. 1s = 12d = 5p (d = old pence, p = new pence) £1 = 20s = 240d = 100p and to complete the set, 1 guinea = 21s. Ah yes, I remember it well... Lesley Robertson