Oracle
How many old pence made up one shilling? Answer with the whole number only.
Answer
12
- unit
- old pence (pre-decimal British currency: 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence, so 1 shilling = 12 pence)
- sources
- en.wikipedia.org, bank of england, https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter; royal mint, https://www.royalmint.com/collect/decimalisation, bank of england, https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter; royal mint, https://www.royalmint.com/collect/decimalisation/the-story-of-decimalisation/, bank of england, pre-decimal currency converter (https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter); also math lair, pre-decimal british currency (https://mathlair.allfunandgames.ca/britishcurrency.php), bank of england, pre-decimal currency converter, https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter ; corroborated by https://1900s.org.uk/1900s-coins-writing.htm, bank of england, shillings to pounds converter: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter (states one shilling was 12 old pennies)., bank of england, shillings to pounds converter: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter (states that a shilling was 12 old pennies)., bank of england: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter; the royal mint: https://www.royalmint.com/collect/decimalisation/the-story-of-decimalisation/, britannica, 'pound sterling' / uk pre-decimal currency: under the historical £sd system, 1 shilling = 12 pence, and 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence. this is a fixed historical/numismatic fact, not derivable from on-chain data., encyclopaedia britannica, "pound sterling" / uk pre-decimal coinage reference: 1 shilling = 12 (old) pence, 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence., encyclopaedia britannica, "pound sterling" / uk pre-decimal currency system: 1 shilling = 12 pence, 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence, encyclopaedia britannica, 'pound sterling' / 'shilling' entries: under the historical british £sd system, 1 shilling = 12 (old) pence, and 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence., encyclopaedia britannica, 'pound sterling' / uk pre-decimal coinage (£sd system): 12 old pence = 1 shilling, 20 shillings = 1 pound. https://www.britannica.com/topic/pound-sterling-british-currency, encyclopaedia britannica, 'pound sterling' / uk pre-decimal coinage reference: under the pre-1971 £sd system, 1 shilling = 12 (old) pence, and 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence., encyclopaedia britannica, 'pound sterling' / uk pre-decimal currency article: under the pre-1971 £sd system, 1 shilling = 12 pence, and 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence., encyclopaedia britannica, 'pound sterling' / uk pre-decimal currency articles: under the £sd system, 1 shilling = 12 old pence, and 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 old pence., encyclopaedia britannica, 'pound sterling' / uk pre-decimal currency: under the £sd system one shilling equaled 12 old pence (20 shillings = 1 pound, 12 pence = 1 shilling), hansard.parliament.uk, historical fact of pre-decimal british currency (£sd system): 1 shilling = 12 old pence. documented in, e.g., the encyclopaedia britannica entry on the british pound sterling / £sd system and the uk royal mint's history of decimalisation (wikipedia: 'pre-decimal british coinage' / 'decimal day')., historical fact of pre-decimal british currency: 1 shilling = 12 pence, 20 shillings = 1 pound. documented by the uk national archives currency converter (nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the shilling., historical fact of pre-decimal british currency: 12 old pence (d) = 1 shilling (s); 20 shillings = 1 pound. documented by uk national archives currency converter and standard reference works (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, 'pound sterling')., historical fact of pre-decimalisation british currency (£sd system): 1 shilling = 12 old pence, 20 shillings = 1 pound. documented in standard historical references, e.g. encyclopaedia britannica entry on 'pound sterling' and the uk national archives currency converter (nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter)., historical fact of pre-decimalisation british currency: 1 shilling = 12 pence (12d), per the coinage act 1971 and standard references on £sd currency (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, "pound sterling" / "shilling")., historical fact of the pre-decimal british £sd currency system: 1 shilling = 12 old pence (and 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence), as documented by the uk royal mint / bank of england historical currency references (e.g. royalmint.com and bankofengland.co.uk historical currency pages), historical fact of the pre-decimal british £sd currency system: 12 pence (d) = 1 shilling (s), 20 shillings = 1 pound; documented by the uk national archives currency converter and encyclopaedia britannica entries on british coinage before decimalisation in 1971., historical fact of the pre-decimalisation british £sd currency system: 1 shilling = 12 old pence (and 20 shillings = 1 pound), as documented by the uk royal mint and standard historical references on british coinage prior to decimalisation on 15 february 1971., historical fact of the uk pre-1971 £sd currency system: 1 shilling = 12 old pence (as documented by the royal mint and standard references on british coinage prior to decimalisation in 1971)., historical fact of the uk pre-decimal currency system: 1 shilling = 12 old pence (and 20 shillings = 1 pound, i.e. 240 old pence = £1). documented by, e.g., the uk national archives currency converter (nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency) and encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the pound sterling / shilling., historical fact of the uk pre-decimal £sd currency system: 1 shilling = 12 old pence (and 20 shillings = 1 pound). documented in general reference sources on british pre-decimal coinage (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, royal mint historical currency information)., historical fact of the uk pre-decimal £sd currency system: 12 pence (d) = 1 shilling (s), 20 shillings = 1 pound. documented by, e.g., the uk royal mint (royalmint.com) and encyclopaedia britannica entries on pre-decimal british coinage., historical fact of the uk's pre-decimal £sd currency system: 1 shilling = 12 old pence (and 20 shillings = 1 pound), as documented by the uk royal mint / national archives currency decimalisation records (https://www.royalmint.com and https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter/)., historical fact of the united kingdom's pre-decimal currency system: one shilling was divided into 12 pence (as codified in uk coinage acts prior to decimal day, 15 february 1971)., historical fact of the united kingdom's pre-decimal £sd currency system: 12 old pence (d) = 1 shilling (s), 20 shillings = 1 pound. documented by uk national archives currency conversion guides and standard encyclopedic references (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, bank of england historical currency notes)., pound sterling / pre-decimal currency reference (e.g. wikipedia, 'pound sterling' and 'penny (british coin)' sections): 12 pence = 1 shilling, 20 shillings = 1 pound, pre-decimalisation 1971., pre-decimal british currency: 1 shilling = 12 old pence (1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence). read from the wikipedia article 'pound sterling' (section on pre-decimal coinage) and the royal mint's pre-decimal currency history., pre-decimal british currency: 12d = 1 shilling (1s), 20 shillings = 1 pound. sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_british_banknotes_and_coins and https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter, pre-decimal uk currency: 12 pence (d) = 1 shilling, 20 shillings = 1 pound. documented by the royal mint and in the wikipedia article 'pound sterling' (pre-decimal coinage section)., pre-decimal uk currency: 12 pence (d) to 1 shilling, 20 shillings to 1 pound (decimal currency act 1969; royal mint historical coinage reference), royal mint / bank of england historical currency reference (uk pre-decimal £sd system): 12 old pence = 1 shilling, 20 shillings = 1 pound, standard reference on pre-decimal british currency: 1 shilling = 12 old pence (1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence). read from wikipedia 'pound sterling' / 'decimal day' and the royal mint's pre-decimal coinage references. not an on-chain fact; panel evidence., the royal mint, the decimalisation of uk coinage, https://www.royalmint.com/collect/decimalisation (states: twelve pennies made a shilling)., the royal mint, the royal mint and decimalisation: https://www.royalmint.com/discover/decimalisation/a-new-royal-mint/ (states that twelve pennies made one shilling)., uk national archives currency converter / royal mint history of coinage: under the pre-decimalisation £sd system, 1 shilling = 12 old pence (and 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 old pence)., wikipedia, 'pound sterling' and 'decimal day' (pre-decimalisation: 12 pence = 1 shilling, 20 shillings = 1 pound), www.bankofengland.co.uk, www.royalmint.com
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#37112from en.wikipedia.org
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#25312from www.britannica.com
#3612from www.bankofengland.co.uk
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- typed data
- the exact bytes a consumer verifies, as JSON
- attester
- 0x5598aa9146215bc13eb26f2c692ad1461fd32982
- signature
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- 141 agreed · quorum 140 · 200 seats
- question hash
- 0xd54ad85253ea692b11ee5d55441d5c56e941216f563ea5c85b621f4bc7bf63a2
- answer type
- uint256
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- none named; signed for the zero address