three halfpence English

Meaning three halfpence meaning

What does three halfpence mean?

three halfpence noun

— (history, _, of, _, numismatics) A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.):

— Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.

— Such a British coin (1½d. = £⅟₁₆₀), minted 1834–1843 and 1860–1862 for circulation in the colonies of the British Empire (chiefly Ceylon and the West Indies).

— British silver coin with a face value of 1½d.