One shilling in the 1940s would roughly be equivalent to about £2-£3 in today's money, depending on the specific year and inflation rates.
Yes, in pre-decimal British money, a guinea was a pound and a shilling (or 21 shillings). Today that would be equivalent to £1.05
about $2.28
One Shilling GBP in 1896 had the purchasing power of about £3.85 GBP today.
A British Shilling in 1770 had the purchasing power of about £4.94 GBP today.
One Shilling GBP in 1778 had the purchasing power of about £4.60 GBP today.
about 6 pounds today
A British shilling was 1/20 of a Pound, or 0.05 GBPAcoording to the exchange rate for December 15, 2009:0.05 British Pounds (GBP) = 0.08 US Dollars (USD)So a shilling would be equivalent to about 8 cents US
about 5 lb.
Such a coin does not exist. There are 2 cent coins, Shilling coins and Two Shillings coins, but no 2 cent Shillings. The cent and the Shilling do not belong in the same currency.
About the same as a british shilling 24 cents a shilling
One Shilling GBP in 1847 had the purchasing power of about £3.00 GBP today.