The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoThe menu on the Titanic from the day that it hit the iceberg. lemmy.worldimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down15
arrow-up1181arrow-down1imageThe menu on the Titanic from the day that it hit the iceberg. lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months 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.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months 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