Shilling

The shilling (or informally: bob) was a British coin first issued in 1548 for Henry VIII, although arguably the testoon issued about 1487 for Henry VII was the first shilling.

Irish shillings

See also: Irish shilling coin

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In Ireland, the shilling was issued as "scilling" in Irish language. They had kept the original 12d value on their shilling. It was issued until 1969, and after 1971, like Britain, the general public often used a shilling to pay 5p to shops, etc. When the Central Bank of Ireland issued a smaller 5p piece, the shilling was demonetised in 1992. They remain, like all obsolete Irish coinage, redeemable at the central bank.

Related Topics:
Ireland - Irish language - Central Bank of Ireland

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