Your customer will ask you for change of ten shillings.
So a real is worth an eighth of five shillings.
For many years, with a total income of two pounds and ten shillings, my mother had to provide all.
"However, I believe that an offer of twelve shillings would be almost certain to produce results."
The penalty for breaking this law was a fine of 5 shillings.
A payoff of one million shillings, or about $13,000, is considered life changing.
The residents were charged a rent of between 4 and 5 shillings per week.
The tax of one shilling for everyone over 15 proved particularly unpopular.
He had to pay a fine of 20 shillings.
Will you be kind enough to lend me a couple of shillings?