<Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> William Gardner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 1947 </Td> </Tr> <P> The shilling (1 / -) was a coin worth one twentieth of a pound sterling, or twelve pence . It was first minted in the reign of Henry VII as the testoon, and became known as the shilling from the Old English scilling, sometime in the mid-sixteenth century, circulating until 1990 . The word bob was sometimes used for a monetary value of several shillings, e.g. "ten bob note". Following decimalisation on 15th February 1971 the coin had a value of five new pence . It was made from silver from its introduction in or around 1503 until 1947, and thereafter in cupronickel . </P> <P> Prior to Decimal Day in 1971 there were 240 pence in one pound sterling . Twelve pence made a shilling, and twenty shillings made a pound . Values less than a pound were usually written in terms of shillings and pence, e.g. forty - two pence would be three shillings and six pence (3 / 6), pronounced "three and six". Values of less than a shilling were simply written in terms of pence, e.g. eight pence would be 8d . </P>

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