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''Silver Coins''<br> | ''Silver Coins''<br> | ||
3.0d 'Three Penny' ('Thruppence', 'Thruppeny bit')<br> | 3.0d 'Three Penny' ('Thruppence', 'Thruppeny bit')<br> | ||
| − | 6.0d 'Six Pence'<br> | + | 6.0d 'Six Pence' ('Tanner')<br> |
| − | 1.0s 'Shilling'<br> | + | 1.0s 'Shilling'('One bob')<br> |
2/6d 'Half Crown'<br> | 2/6d 'Half Crown'<br> | ||
| − | 5.0s 'Crown'<br> | + | 5.0s 'Crown' (Five bob)<br> |
''Gold Coin''<br> | ''Gold Coin''<br> | ||
| − | £1 'Pound'<br> | + | £1 'Pound'('One Quid')<br> |
''Notes''<br> | ''Notes''<br> | ||
10.0s<br> | 10.0s<br> | ||
| − | £1 'Pound'<br> | + | £1 'Pound'('One Quid')<br> |
£5<br> | £5<br> | ||
Higher notes did exist, but even a £5 note was so rare a shop keeper will usually ask you to sign the back before accepting it.<br> | Higher notes did exist, but even a £5 note was so rare a shop keeper will usually ask you to sign the back before accepting it.<br> | ||
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Extra 1920s Call of Cthulhu Equipment
Conversion Rates
£1=$4.43
UK Monetary Standards
£1 = 20 Shillings
1 Shilling = 12 Pence
1 Guinea = £21 (*Note: The Guinea is an amount used for high numbers, but there are no actual guinea notes or coins.)
Money values are written as Pounds Shillings/Pence; eg: 4 pounds, 0 shillings and five pennies would be rendered £4 -/5.
Common Notes or Coins
Bronze Coins
0.25d 'Farthing'
0.5d 'Half Penny' ('Haypenny')
1.0d 'Penny
Silver Coins
3.0d 'Three Penny' ('Thruppence', 'Thruppeny bit')
6.0d 'Six Pence' ('Tanner')
1.0s 'Shilling'('One bob')
2/6d 'Half Crown'
5.0s 'Crown' (Five bob)
Gold Coin
£1 'Pound'('One Quid')
Notes
10.0s
£1 'Pound'('One Quid')
£5
Higher notes did exist, but even a £5 note was so rare a shop keeper will usually ask you to sign the back before accepting it.
UK Equipment available at Harrods
| Name | Cost | Name | Cost | Name | Cost | Name | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold fob watch | £8 10/- | Stop watch | £6 15/- | Ladies Silver Wrist Watch | £1 10/- | Spectacles | 6/6 |
| Microscope | £4 10/- | Telescope | £3 15/- | Pocket compass | £2 5/- | Box camera | £1 1/- |
| Zeiss Ikon camera | £12 5/- | Film developing and printing | -/8 per image | Radio receiver | £13 | Ball of string | 5 1/2p |
| Parker fountain pen | 21/- | Portable typewriter | £8 15/- | Handbag | 11/6 | Trunk | £9 12/- |
| Brandy flask | 10/- | Cricket bat | 33/- | 'Stowaway' folding boat | £17 17/- | Webley 12g hammerless shotgun | £22 |
| 100 shotgun cartridges | 15/- | Webley .455" Mk VI Revolver | £2 6/- | 100 .455 pistol cartridges | 5/- | Butterfly net | 5/6 |
| Naturalist's dissection kit | £1 15/- | Pen knife | 8/6 | Skis | £2 12/6 | Picnic basket (4 persons) | £7 19/- |
| Sleeping bag | 80/- | Camp bed w/ mosquito net | 42/- | Tent 10' x 8' | £14 18/19 | Travelling spirit stove | 7/- |
| Gardening scythe | 7/- | Electric torch | 10/6 | Portable 'searchlight' | 12/6 | Traveller's medicine case | £2 9/6 |
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