Something for something

Prepare to be confused. If you are confused already, prepare to go on as such.

Quid Pro Quo
One of those terms that sounds as it should.
Quid pro quo is a Latin phrase used in English, (Like Pizza,) to mean an exchange of goods or services, something for something.

One cannot delve into quid pro quo with an Englishman without realizing the value of such and in monetary terms only Englishman can understand English monetarys which are in fact monitories, (a term meaning portentous.) a term for which if an Englishman were not, he would not be an Englishman.

Therefore, we (We being Me) will try to explain the befuddling British Sterling regiment often paid as currency to British regiments throughout the Kingdom of The Queen.

As you know I do not do research, yet for this offering I am obliged to do a few searches, hopefully only once, for two would be a research and I do not do those.

1 pound sterling equals 1.31 United States Dollars as of today, so read this ASAP, (or sooner if possible,) or it may change?
A pound was the basic unit of currency. It came in the form of a paper bill, called a note, or a gold coin, called a sovereign.
The slang term for a pound is a quid.

The shilling was a coin worth one twentieth of a pound sterling, Value…12 pence sterling. The shilling was subdivided into twelve (12) pennies. The penny was ... 2 shillings and 6 pence = 1 half crown (2s 6d) . The slang term for a shilling was a bob.

A Penny is one-hundredth of a pound sterling, the plural of which was pence. There were 12 pence to a shilling and 240 pence to a pound.

A Farthing was a British coin worth a quarter of an old penny.
Crown: A coin worth 5 shillings
Half-crown: A coin worth 2.5 shillings
Ha’penny: A coin worth 1/2 of a penny

After you figure all that out please note the word “was,” indicating that most of these are no longer used in Britain, which does not use the Euro, yet still uses the pound.

In any event aren’t you glad we won the Revolution?

It is suggested you refrain from monetary Quid Pro Quos in Britain and exchange things with known values such as chickens or ducks, or run the risk of being snookered.

Penwose Out,
By George
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