What currency was used in the 1930's?

Question

sorry i forgot to put in england

Answer 1

we had 4 farthings to one penny.

12 pennies to a shilling.

4 thre-penny bits to a shilling

2 sixpences to a shilling

20 shillings to a pound.

a 10 shilling note-120 pennies.

we also had a florin-2bob/shilling piece worth 24 pennies-and a half crown worth 30 pennies.

totalling a pound 240 pennies.

we then got screwed-and the great british public `accepted` it-we now have only 100 pennies a pound.

what you could do with a pound!!

these are monetary amounts from when i can remember-as a youngun of 12ish-in 1950ish.

so in the 1930`s-not so much of it about but same values monetarially.

Answer 2

British Pounds Sterling has been used since 1860's

The Bank of England was formed in 1694, followed by the Bank of Scotland a year later. Both began to issue paper money, with the issues of the Bank of England gaining greater importance after 1707[citation needed]. During the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, Bank of England notes were legal tender and their value floated relative to gold. The Bank also issued silver tokens to alleviate the shortage of silver coins.

Answer 3

Pounds , shillings and pence in the UK

Answer 4

Gold because all paper currency of that time was virtually worthless?

Answer 5

In the UK pound, shilling and pence

Answer 6

google never heard of it lol

here you go --

http://images.google.co.uk/images?um=1&h...

http://www.google.co.uk/search?um=1&hl=e...

Answer 7

Pounds, shillings and pence sterling.

20 shillings to the pounds

12 pence to the shilling

4 farthings to the penny

notes were £5,£1,10shillings

.coins were crown,half crown, 2shillings, 1 shilling,sixpence, threepence, 1 penny, half penny and farthing

Answer 8

In England it was pounds shillings and pence.  12 pennies made one shilling. 20 shillings made a pound.  

Answer 9

There wasn't any  - you had to barter sheep and stuff for everything. It was a real pain if all you wanted were 20 B&H and the Sun.  

Answer 10

Coins  of 1900-1970s  pre decimilastion  was  the  old  penny's  written with  a  "d" ,starting  with  the  farthing 2  of  these's  made  a  halfpenny ( a.k.a.  apenenny )  two  made  a  penny so  4  farthing's a penny. then  a  three d  a.k.a  .thrupence  made  up  of  3 d's ,work  out  penny's and  all  else . next  is  the  sixpence (tanner . Arf  bob again  this  is  6ds)  next  is  the shilling  ( bob/arf  bar) 12ds  two  shilling's (Bar/2 bob bit)  you  must have  heard  of  the  2  bob  bits.a  coin  of 2shillings and  six ds ( a.k.a. arf a  dollar )  this  amount  was  because  during  the   War the  American Dollar  was  4  to the  pound .( we  didn't  have  a  5  shilling  coin )the next  was a 10  shillng  NOTE  and  to  finnish  it  all  of  was  the  pound  note  just  to   help  you  out  the  pound  note  contianed  244  ds  hope  this  little  bit  of  information  is  helpful  to you .  

Answer 11

Pound,  Half Crown (Two Shilling and sixpence), Florin (Two shillings), Shilling, Sixpence, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing (Quarter penny).

240 Pence (Pennies) to the Pound.

20 Shillings to the Pound.

12 Pence to the Shilling.

etc.,

In those days even the Penny had some value!

Answer 12

I don't know what the dates are but at some point we went from precious metal backed money (insured By = amounts of gold or silver)

to federal reserve notes (they can print what they think in right for there specific agenda)

oh england... in the 1930s they used Indian servents as money. or was it pound sterling

Answer 13

Wow, there are some stupid answers already.

Buddy is right- pounds, shillings and pence up until decimalisation in 1971.  There were also two other coins being the florin worth two shillings and the crown worth 5 shillings.

There were twenty shillings to the pound and twelve pence to the shilling, and thus 240 pence to the pound.

Answer 14

L.S.D.

Pounds, Shillings and  Pence.

240 Pennies to the pound.

20 Shillings to the pound.

12 pennies to the shilling.

It made no sense at all.

A bit like feet and inches.

The decimal system is much better.

Answer 15

we used the same as now

back then instead of copper pennys they were made out of what nickels are made of

Answer 16

Same as now, but with different dates and designs.  However, bartering was also a bigger thing then too.  No money? You could trade work or goods.

Answer 17

In which country?

Answer 18

Any particular country?

Answer 19

.....money.....that is all

Answer 20

If the U.K. is the country,then in the 1930's there was,I believe,a £10 pound note(although I never saw one),a £5 pound note, a £1 note and a ten shilling note.

Coinage was Half Crown =2s/6d: Florin(two shilling coin) One shilling coin: sixpenny coin: Threepenny coin: One Penny coin:Halfpenny coin and a Farthing coin.

2 farthings= 1 halfpenny

2 halfpennies = 1 Penny

12 pennies = 1 shilling

20 shillings = 1pound

There were still in circulation,some Guinea coins =£1- 1shilling but these were being phased out.

Answer 21

http://library.thinkquest.org/28718/hist...

this website is helpful. instead of me finding it for you, learn some things and look for it.  

Answer 22

You need to specify what country you want to know the currency for. In the US the Dollar was still used in the 1930's

Answer 23

What country? USA was Dollar...