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{{quote|''NOTE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND AMERICANS: One shilling {{=}} Five Pee. It helps to understand the antique finances of the Witchfinder Army if you know the original British monetary system: Two farthings {{=}} One Ha'penny. Two ha'pennies {{=}} One Penny. Three pennies {{=}} A Thrupenny Bit. Two Thrupences {{=}} A Sixpence. Two Sixpences {{=}} One Shilling, or Bob. Two Bob {{=}} A Florin. One Florin and One Sixpence {{=}} Half a Crown. Four Half Crowns {{=}} Ten Bob Note. Two Ten Bob Notes {{=}} One Pound (or 240 pennies). One Pound and One Shilling {{=}} One Guinea.''

''The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.''|''[[Good Omens]]''}}

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