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In modern currency, in the United Kingdom, the denominations include Pounds, Pence and Shillings. Has there ever been a time in which the term "penny/pennies" was used to describe a British currency?

Question #152307. Asked by apathy100.
Last updated Dec 10 2025.
Originally posted Dec 10 2025 1:38 PM.

sportsherald

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sportsherald

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The singular of pence is penny, both before and after the revaluation. Various compounds like halfpenny and threepenny also used the term. The term penny has been on the coins all along, e.g.

https://www.baldwin.co.uk/product/victoria-1837-1901-1881heaton-mint-penny/,

https://www.gbclassiccoins.co.uk/shop/pennies/1971-decimal-1-new-pence-4-x-50-sealed-mint-rolls-200-coins-bu/. See also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(British_decimal_coin),

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(British_pre-decimal_coin)

Dec 10 2025, 2:11 PM

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In modern currency, in the United Kingdom, the denominations include Pounds, Pence and Shillings. Has there ever been a time in which the term "penny/pennies" was used to describe a British currency?

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