What follows is the answers to the old money quiz.
These are my answers anyway.
They might all be wrong!
1) Sun moon and a star are three far things = 3/4d
2) A gorilla's leg joint would be an ape knee 1/2d
3) Penny 1d
4) A penny farthing 1 1/4 d
5) A baby kangaroo and a three penny bit were both called a Joey 3d
6) The largest Maundy coin is a fourpenny bit 4d
7) Dutch money is a Euro now but used to be a florin 2/-
8) Bob 1/-
9 A tanner 6d
10) A tiara could be a crown but Glenda suggested half a crown 2/6
11) A dollar was 5 shillings 5/-
12) A snow leopard is called an ounce (it just is) so eight would be half a pound 10/-
13) Guinea £1 1s
14) Oh dear this is the worst. Sick squid £6
15) Tenor £10
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