The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agoThe menu on the Titanic from the day that it hit the iceberg. lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down15
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minus-squareFluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 days agoBeer 3d and 6d a tankard? What does “d” represent here?
minus-squareCommissarVulpin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-29 days agoIt represented pence in the pre-decimal British money system, abbreviated from Latin denarii.
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoso how would this play out in coin? did they have denarii - er, pennies? shillings? this shit has confused me for ages.
minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-28 days agoSomeone elsewhere on this page linked this handy chart - old money Granted, I still find it absurdly confusing. But I feel like the visual helps. ETA: pence = pennies. I realized the chart doesn’t mention that, so I wanted to clarify for those unaware.
Beer 3d and 6d a tankard? What does “d” represent here?
It represented pence in the pre-decimal British money system, abbreviated from Latin denarii.
Interesting. Thanks!
so how would this play out in coin? did they have denarii - er, pennies? shillings?
this shit has confused me for ages.
Someone elsewhere on this page linked this handy chart - old money
Granted, I still find it absurdly confusing. But I feel like the visual helps.
ETA: pence = pennies. I realized the chart doesn’t mention that, so I wanted to clarify for those unaware.
that chart is gold. ty