^{Medieval English and Scottish Denominations}

^Denomination

^Notes

^Angel

^{Introduced in 1465 it was worth the equivalent of half a mark.  Also issued Half Angel which was known as an Angelet.  Because of its gold content the value has altered over its lifetime e.g. from 6s. 8d. to 10s. (Mary), 10s. 11s. (James I).}

^Bawbee

^{Scottish hammered coin first minted in 1542. it was worth 6d. (Scottish) or 1/2d. (English)}

^Bodle

^{Scottish hammered coin minted during reign of Charles II it was worth 2d. (Scottish) or 1/6d. (English).}

^Bonnet-piece

^{Scottish hammered coin introduced in 1539 and originally worth 40s. (Scottish).}

^Broad

^{Introduced in 1604, also called a Unite.  The broad of 1619 was also known as a Laurel and was worth 20s.}

^Crown

^{Also Issued Half Crown.}

^Farthing

^{First issued 1279 this coin was worth 1/4d.  Also issued Half Farthing and three Farthing.}

^Florin

^{A coin of value 3s.  Also issued Double Florin, Half Florin and Quarter Florin.  See also: Leopard.}

^Groat

^{Also issued Half Groat.  First struck 1279 (worth 4d.)}

^Hardhead

^{A Scottish coin first minted in the reign of Mary Queen of Scots  (1555 to 1558) and initially worth 1 1/2d. But later valued at twopence by James II.}

^Laurel

^{Initially struck in 1619 the value was 20s.  Also issued: Half Laurel & Quarter Laurel.}

^Leopard

^{A gold Half Florin first struck in 1344 (has a leopard on the obverse holding a banner).}

^Lion

^{Scottish hammered coin first struck by Robert III (1390 to 1406).}

^Merk

^{Scottish hammered silver coin first struck in 1580.}

^Ninepence

^{Irish Shilling of Elizabeth I was used in England as nine pence.  Used often as a love token, hence the phrase "nice as ninepence".}

^Noble

^{Hammered gold coin first issued in 1344}

^Penny

^{Originally this coin was struck in silver and was thought to have been introduced in England by Offa (757 to 796).  In 1275 there was a gold penny struck but the medieval penny is best known for the shortcross penny first struck in 1180 which was an easy target for clipping and subsequently superseded by the Long Cross Penny first introduced in 1247 to deter clipping.}

^Plack

^{A Scottish hammered coin of low value.}

^Pound

^{Initially the term referred to a pound weight of silver which could then be minted into 240 silver pennies was later applied to the Sovereign.  See also: Pound Sovereign. Also issued Half Pound (Elizabeth I).  At the time of Elizabeth the Pound equated to 20s.}

^Ryal

^{Gold coin first issued in 1465 and worth 10s.  Also known as a Rose Noble.}

^Shilling

^{First issued during reign of Henry VII and was worth 12d.}

^Siege-piece

^{Money minted during the English Civil war by Towns under siege: Carlisle, Newark, Pontefract, Scarborough, Colchester. Sometimes known as Obsidional money.}

^Sixpence

^{(6d.) First Issued in 1551.}

^Sovereign

^{Gold coin originally struck in 1489.  Also issued Half Sovereign, Double Sovereign and Treble Sovereign.}

^Testoon

^{Also known as: Teston and Testune this was the name given to the shillings in third coinage (1504).}

^Turner

^{A Scottish hammered coin of low value.}

^Unite

^{A hammered gold coin first struck in 1604 initially valued at 20s.  Also issued: a Triple Unit and Half Unite.  See also: Broad}