先令 (xiān lìng) — shilling (former British currency)
Definition
A historical currency unit — the British shilling (until 1971, twelve pence) and also used for the Austrian schilling. Not used for everyday money today; mostly seen in historical or numismatic contexts.
noun
shilling (former British currency)
Examples
- 先令。Tā shōu cáng le yì méi wéi duō lì yà shí dài de xiān lìng.He collected a Victorian-era shilling.
- 先令。Jiù shí yīng guó yì xiān lìng děng yú shí èr biàn shì.In old Britain, one shilling equaled twelve pence.
- 先令。Zhè běn shū jì zǎi le xiān lìng zài zhí mín dì de liú tōng lì shǐ.This book records the circulation history of the shilling in the colonies.
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