United Kingdom and Commonwealth Countries
Most familiarly, the old threepence (3d) coin, which was referred to as the Thrupp'ny bit. The Florin or two shilling coin, was often referred to as the "two bob bit". When the British pound was worth 2 1/2 US Dollars (8 shillings to dollar), a 2 shilling coin was worth 25 US cents.
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