quarter farthing

of numismatics

(history of numismatics) A British coin, produced for circulation in Ceylon 1839–1853, which, at a face value of ⅟₁₆d. (£⅟₃₈₄₀), is the lowest denomination of coin ever minted for the United Kingdom.

Japanese Meaning

「quarter farthing」とは、1839年から1853年にかけてセイロンで流通したイギリス製の硬貨で、額面が1/16ペンス（£1/3840）という、イギリスで発行された硬貨の中で最も低い額面を持つ貨幣です。

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The museum displayed a rare quarter farthing from Ceylon, a tiny 1/16d coin that astonished visitors.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

博物館はセイロン産の希少な1/16ペニー硬貨を展示し、その小ささに来館者は驚いた。

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[‘]The score, however, was only 10 thalers, 4 groschen, 6 pfennigs’ (30 shillings, 5 pence, and 2 or perhaps 3 quarter-farthings), ‘for what I had run-up in eight weeks[.]’

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