The currency of England was unchanged from the middle ages untildecimalisation in 1971. The currency was pounds, shillings andpence.4 farthings = 1 penny (1d = 4 x ¼d)12 pence = 1 shilling (1/- = 12d)20 shillings = one pound (£1 = 20/-)That gave £1 = 960 Farthings.The farthing was abolished before decimalisation as its valuehad become so low.There was also an alternative top-level unit, the guinea.1 Guinea = 21 shillings. Large amounts were sometimes quoted inGuineas instead of poundsExamples of how amounts were written:2½d = Two and a half pence, pronounced: "Tuppence Ha'penny".6d = Sixpence = half of a shilling.10/- = 10 shillings10/6 = 10 shillings and six pence£5/7/6 = 5 pounds, 7 shillings and sixpence.Since 1971, £1 = 100p (pence). The pound was unchanged bydecimalisation, but its value has significantly decreased becauseof inflation.