bug eyed is right it stands for denari, afaik - an old hebrew form of cash.



[Edited by MJW - 9/2/2002 6:09:19 PM]

 

I was asked to day at work, what did the d meen after money in the good old days.

I was asked to look on the net but thought this might be a quicker way.

eg 5d 10d we have p now for pence but know whan knows what the d was for.

chel xxx

 

How about dross

Alas

 

Could even be dregs

Alas

 

Sorry don't know but Damaja will post you a crappy picture of a lion on here soon so try not to worry too much.

 

it doesnt mean anything just the old symbol for the imperial penny as far as i know.

 

*** on guys I'm not old enough to have used that coinage but even I know it is the symbol for shillings

 

The "d" was for denarius, the medieval English silver penny. Useful quiz knowledge if you are sad as me!

Duncan

 

pence, i think

 

I thought "s" indicated shillings.

 

who looks a **** now then
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From the Royal Mint website:-

£ = 20 shillings (sh)

sh = one shilling of 12 pennies (d)

d = one penny or two half-pennies or four farthings

So I was wrong when I said "s" indicated shillings, "sh" did.

 

yes d is from the Latin denarius.

 

Thanks guy for your replies, the guy who said pence... very sweet you are very young i take it?
shilling was a sign like this i think 3\ with a dash on the right of the line.

I will go with denarius

Chel xxx