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shilling

シリング　—　Names of money

An English unit, worth twelve pence.

½ Schilling silver coin (1925) ½ Schilling silver coin (1925)1925 Penny of Offa Penny of Offa757–796 Silver denier of Charlemagne Silver denier of Charlemagne794 onward
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⚠ Division by twelve was used because it is evenly divisible by three, four, and six. This was better suited for calculating daily shares than the decimal system.