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Twopence or tuppence may refer to: * Two pence (or ''pennies'') in British coinage, or the specific coins: ** Twopence (British pre-decimal coin) ** Two pence (British decimal coin) * Tuppence (detective), a recurring character in the works of Agatha Christie * Tuppence Middleton, an English actress * 'Tuppence' Moran, a nickname for Desmond Moran, member of the Moran family The Moran family is an infamous Melbourne, Australia-based criminal family of Irish ancestry,My two penn'orth, an idiomatic expression See also * Thruppence {{disambiguation ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny
A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is the formal name of the British penny ( p) and the ''de facto'' name of the American one-cent coin (abbr. ¢) as well as the informal Irish designation of the 1 cent euro coin (abbr. c). It is the informal name of the cent unit of account in Canada, although one-cent coins are no longer minted there. The name is used in reference to various historical currencies, also derived from the Carolingian system, such as the French denier and the German pfennig. It may also be informally used to refer to any similar smallest-denomination coin, such as the euro cent or Chinese fen. The Carolingian penny was originally a 0.940-fine silver coin, weighing pound. It was adopted by Offa of Mercia and other English kings and rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of British Banknotes And Coins
List of British banknotes and coins, with commonly used terms. Coins Pre-decimal Prior to decimalisation in 1971, there were 12 pence (written as 12d) in a shilling (written as 1s or 1/-) and 20 shillings in a pound, written as £1 (occasionally "L" was used instead of the pound sign, £). There were therefore 240 pence in a pound. For example, 2 pounds 14 shillings and 5 pence could have been written as £2 14s 5d or £2/14/5. The value of some coins fluctuated, particularly in the reigns of James I of England, James I and Charles I of England, Charles I. The value of a guinea fluctuated between 20 and 30 shillings before being fixed at 21 shillings in December 1717. These are denominations of British, or earlier English, coins – Scottish coinage, Scottish coins had different values. ''Notes:'' Image:1915-half-sov-reverse.png, 1915 half sovereign Image:1560-61HalfPoundBM.jpg, 1560–61 halfpound, one of the first English milled coins Image:TwoGuineas1740.jpeg, 1740 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twopence (British Pre-decimal Coin)
The Kingdom of Great Britain, British twopence (2''d'') ( or ) coin was a denomination of Coins of the pound sterling, sterling coinage worth two penny (British pre-decimal coin), pennies or of a pound sterling, pound. It was a short-lived denomination in copper, being minted in only 1797 by Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint. These coins were made legal tender for amounts of up to one Shilling (British coin), shilling by a proclamation of 26 July 1797. Short-lived twopence coins in silver were also minted in 1817, 1818 and 1820. Twopence coins were made redundant in 1860 with the advent of bronze coinage. History The minting of silver pennies for general circulation was halted by the British government in 1660, because the cost of silver had risen too high. By the late 18th century this policy had caused a deficiency in the number of circulating pennies, and many merchants and mining companies had taken to issuing their own Conder token, copper tokens. For example, the Parys Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Pence (British Decimal Coin)
The British decimal two pence coin (often shortened to 2p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage equalling 2/100ths of a pound. Since the coin's introduction on 15 February 1971, the year British currency was decimalised, its obverse has featured four profiles of Queen Elizabeth II. In 2008 the design on its reverse changed from the original depiction of a plume ostrich feathers with a coronet to a segment of the Royal Shield. The two pence coin was originally minted from bronze, but changed in 1992 to copper-plated steel. As of March 2014 there were an estimated 6.55 billion 2p coins in circulation corresponding to a value of £131 million. 2p coins are legal tender for amounts only up to the sum of 20p when offered in repayment of a debt; however, the coin's legal tender status is not normally relevant for everyday transactions. Composition From its first minting in 1971 until 1992, two pence coins were made from bronze. In 1992, this was changed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuppence (detective)
Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional detectives, recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. Their full names are Thomas Beresford and his wife Prudence (née Cowley). Tommy and Tuppence first appeared in Christie's ''The Secret Adversary'' (1922). They started out their career in search of adventure and money, and the detecting life soon proved profitable and very exciting. Books * ''The Secret Adversary'' (1922 novel) *'' Partners in Crime'' (1929 short story collection) *''N or M?'' (1941 novel) *''By the Pricking of My Thumbs'' (1968 novel) *''Postern of Fate'' (1973 novel) Characters Tuppence appears as a charismatic, impulsive, and intuitive person while Tommy is less imaginative and less likely to be diverted from the truth (as their first adversary sums him up: "he is not clever, but it is hard to blind his eyes to the facts") which is why they are shown to make a good team. It is in the first book ''The Secret Adversary'' that they meet up after the war, and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuppence Middleton
Tuppence Middleton (born 21 February 1987) is an English actress known for her performances in film, television and theatre. In 2010, she was nominated for the ''London Evening Standard'' Film Awards for Most Promising Newcomer. Middleton appeared in various films before making her breakthrough in Morten Tyldum's historical drama ''The Imitation Game'' (2014), and subsequently appeared in The Wachowskis' science fiction film '' Jupiter Ascending'' (2015), Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's historical drama '' The Current War'' (2017), the film ''Downton Abbey'' (2019), and David Fincher's film ''Mank'' (2020). She made her first television appearance in ''Bones (TV series), Bones'' (2008) and subsequently appeared as a guest in ''New Tricks (TV series), New Tricks'' (2010), ''Friday Night Dinner'' (2011), and ''Lewis (TV series), Lewis'' (2013). She also appeared in ''Black Mirror'' (2013), as Miss Havisham in ''Dickensian (TV series), Dickensian'' (2015–2016), as Russian princess Hél� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Moran
The Moran family is an infamous Melbourne, Australia-based criminal family of Irish ancestry,Double murder signals stepping up of underworld war , '''', 23 June 2003. notable for their involvement in the . Family matriarch two sons, |
My Two Cents
"My two cents" ("my 2¢") and its longer version "put my two cents in" is an American idiomatic expression, taken from the original English idiom "to put in my two-penny worth". Origin The earliest reference to an analogue of "two cents/pence" appears in the lesson of the widow's mite from both the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Luke. In the biblical episode, several wealthy temple patrons donate large sums of money, while a poor widow places just two small coins into the offering. She finds greater favour with Jesus than the wealthy patrons however, as the two coins constitute her whole wealth, as opposed to a tiny fraction from the rich merchants of theirs. A possible origin may be from boxing in Nottingham during the 1900s. Jack Jetlamey, a well-known gambler despite the little money he had, was always willing to bet on Jack Johnson, a new hopeful boxer. Jetlamey was known to say "two, two, two my two cents in for Johnson", making the whole audience laugh at every match. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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