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The '''penny''' was a unit of [[currency]] used in the [[United Kingdom]]. | The '''penny''' was a unit of [[currency]] used in the [[United Kingdom]]. | ||
Prior to the decimalisation of British money, there were twelve pennies in a [[shilling]] and twenty shillings in a [[Pound sterling|pound]], meaning that there were 240 pennies in a pound. ([[TV]]: | Prior to the decimalisation of British money, there were twelve pennies in a [[shilling]] and twenty shillings in a [[Pound sterling|pound]], meaning that there were 240 pennies in a pound. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In [[1888]], ''[[The Manchester Guardian]]'' cost [[5 (number)|5]][[shilling|s]] [[6 (number)|6]]d every [[quarter]] or a | In [[1888]], ''[[The Manchester Guardian]]'' cost [[5 (number)|5]][[shilling|s]] [[6 (number)|6]]d every [[quarter]] or a penny per issue. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm (short story)}}) | ||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] used a [[2p]] piece to call [[Sir]] [[Colin Thackeray]] from a [[public call box]]. ([[TV]]: | [[Sarah Jane Smith]] used a [[2p]] piece to call [[Sir]] [[Colin Thackeray]] from a [[public call box]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Seeds of Doom (TV story)}}) | ||
According to [[Paterson (Survival)|Paterson]] in [[1989]], the cost of a [[phone]] call was [[10p]]. ([[TV]]: | According to [[Paterson (Survival)|Paterson]] in [[1989]], the cost of a [[phone]] call was [[10p]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Survival (TV story)}}) | ||
As a [[child]], [[Amy Pond]] visited [[Barry Island]] where she played the [[2p machine]]s. ([[COMIC]]: | As a [[child]], [[Amy Pond]] visited [[Barry Island]] where she played the [[2p machine]]s. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Summer Wholiday (comic story)}}) | ||
[[Category:Currency from the real world]] | [[Category:Currency from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:British currency]] | [[Category:British currency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:40, 28 May 2024
The penny was a unit of currency used in the United Kingdom.
Prior to the decimalisation of British money, there were twelve pennies in a shilling and twenty shillings in a pound, meaning that there were 240 pennies in a pound. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1888, The Manchester Guardian cost 5s 6d every quarter or a penny per issue. (PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm [+]Loading...["Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm (short story)"])
Sarah Jane Smith used a 2p piece to call Sir Colin Thackeray from a public call box. (TV: The Seeds of Doom [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Doom (TV story)"])
According to Paterson in 1989, the cost of a phone call was 10p. (TV: Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"])
As a child, Amy Pond visited Barry Island where she played the 2p machines. (COMIC: Summer Wholiday [+]Loading...["Summer Wholiday (comic story)"])
