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Pence vs Schilling - What's the difference?

pence | schilling |

As nouns the difference between pence and schilling

is that pence is while schilling is schilling (austrian pre-euro currency).

pence

English

Noun

(head)
  • (British) (the sub-unit of the pound sterling).

    • Usage notes

    * This is the collective plural, used when referring to a sum of money, as in These apples are twenty pence each.'' When referring to several coins each worth one penny, the correct plural is pennies, as in ''I have one tenpence coin and three pennies.

    Related terms

    * sixpence * thruppence * tuppence

    References

    English irregular plurals

    schilling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen

    • See also

    * shilling