The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agoThe menu on the Titanic from the day that it hit the iceberg. lemmy.worldimagemessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down15
arrow-up1182arrow-down1imageThe menu on the Titanic from the day that it hit the iceberg. lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square49linkfedilink
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoso how would this play out in coin? did they have denarii - er, pennies? shillings? this shit has confused me for ages.
minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 days agoSomeone elsewhere on this page linked this handy chart - old money Granted, I still find it absurdly confusing. But I feel like the visual helps. ETA: pence = pennies. I realized the chart doesn’t mention that, so I wanted to clarify for those unaware.
so how would this play out in coin? did they have denarii - er, pennies? shillings?
this shit has confused me for ages.
Someone elsewhere on this page linked this handy chart - old money
Granted, I still find it absurdly confusing. But I feel like the visual helps.
ETA: pence = pennies. I realized the chart doesn’t mention that, so I wanted to clarify for those unaware.
that chart is gold. ty