three halfpence

Noun

Meaning

(historical numismatics) A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.):
Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.

Such a British coin (1½d. = £⅟₁₆₀), minted 1834–1843 and 1860–1862 for circulation in the colonies of the British Empire (chiefly Ceylon and the West Indies).

(dated, UK) A money of account equal to 1½d.

Alternative names

three-halfpence

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