Naming The Coinage
Sir,—Now that Mr Moon has bull-dozed Mr Lascelles’ site let us drive in the corner pegs and tag them. The revalued (I.2d).penny may in the meantime be distinguished as a “bit.” We then have five bits to the zak. tanner or sprat, and 10 (or 2 zaks) to the bob, deeneir or shilling; two bob to the two-bob or florin; two and a zak to the wheel, half crown or quainter, and 10 (or four wheels) to the shekel, zeal or New Zealand dollar; two shekels to the q- id or pound, and 10 to the spin. Does Mr Moon prefer 2i or three bits to the tray or thrum? Despite machines it may be better to replace trays by groats (three to the bob) at 3 1-3 bits; and devalue ha'pennies to thiir; bits, 10 to the groat—Yours, etc., R. N. O’REILLY. June 2, 1963.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30147, 3 June 1963, Page 3
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