One of the least known slang names for a coin Is that of "alderman." vdnch is a nickname for half-n-crown. due, perhaps, to the fact Wat an' alderman may be v looked upon as "half a king' in his own ward.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 288, 16 September 1933, Page 8
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