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5p and coin
The British decimal five pence ( 5p ) coin – often pronounced " five pee " – is a subdivision of pound sterling first issued on 23 April 1968 in preparation for the 1971 decimalisation of the currency.
After decimalisation the old shilling coin continued in circulation, with a value of 5p, until finally withdrawn in 1990.
Until 2012, the 5p coin was minted from an alloy of 75 % copper and 25 % nickel.
This coin is roughly the same size as the Canadian dime and its American counterpart ; because the obverses of the 5p and the Canadian dime are nearly identical, and the monetary values are roughly equal, they sometimes can be found in circulation with dimes in Canada and parts of the Northern United States.
The old 5p coin had the same size as the 1 Deutsche Mark coin but was worth less than a fifth of a Deutsche Mark.
Vending machines could not distinguish between the two, so the 5p coin was sometimes fraudulently used for the 1 DM coin.
From January 2012 the 5p coin has been minted in nickel-plated steel in order to save costs.
* Royal Mint – 5p coin
With the earlier withdrawal of the 5p and shilling coins, the 10p was the last of the " historical " coin sizes to be withdrawn.
The five pence ( 5p ) () coin was a subdivision of the Irish pound.
They continued to be used after decimalisation as Irish five pence ( decimal coin ) | five pence until the early 1990s when the 5p coin was reduced in size.
Reverse of St Helena 5p coin

5p and Royal
The designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together.
The designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together.
The designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together.
The designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together.
The designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together.

5p and point
As a rule of thumb, collectors usually get back 0. 5p for every point collected.
( P ̸) Likewise, points are represented with number of points before a lower-case " p ", for example, 5p represents “ 5 points ”, and 6P2p represents “ 6 picas and 2 points ”, and 1P1 represents “ 13 points ”, which is converted to a mixed fraction of 1 pica and 1 point.

5p and .
These were the five pence ( 5p ) and ten pence ( 10p ), and had values of one shilling ( 1 /-) and two shillings ( 2 /-), respectively, under the pre-decimal £ sd system.
For example, suppose Lloyds TSB goes ex-dividend with dividend of 23. 5p.
At element 118, the orbitals 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 3d, 4s, 4p, 4d, 4f, 5s, 5p, 5d, 5f, 6s, 6p, 6d, 7s and 7p are assumed to be filled, with the remaining orbitals unfilled.
' The Peckham Experiment ' recruited 950 families at one shilling ( 5p ) a week.
There are various local legends explaining this curious plaque, including a tale of the theft of a cherry pie by local workmen who were caught and fined half a guinea ( 52. 5p ).
During the construction, the company operated a health insurance scheme for the labourers, with each worker contributing six pence ( 2. 5p ) per month, which was used to pay Mr. Robert Rean, an apothecary and surgeon from East Looe, for his services.
As a rule, period 5 elements fill their 5s shells first, then their 4d, and 5p shells, in that order, however there are exceptions, such as rhodium.
The next year, he was able to reach a draw in a two-game match against another Japanese professional, Inoue Kohei, 5p.
( Other British coins, such as the 5p and the 10p, also are fairly close to U. S. and Canadian coins -- the dime and quarter respectively -- but are close enough in monetary value that the discrepancy is not as much of an issue.
All the older 5p and shilling coins were withdrawn from circulation and demonetised from 1 January 1991.

coin and depicts
The reverse depicts the Roman goddess Minerva, who was Domitian's favoured deity, and appeared on numerous coin types throughout his reign.
Designed by sculptor Nina Terno, the symbolic reverse side of the coin depicts a ploughman with a pair of horses pulling a harrow.
The exception, the 2008 one-pound coin, depicts the entire shield of arms on the reverse.
" Early in the novel, Amerigo Bonasera declares “ I believe in America .” The novel then depicts a nation where Mafia and big business are two sides of the same coin: both are corrupt, tell the truth selectively, and do exactly as they wish.
The Belgian € 10 silver coin, commemorating sixty years of peace, depicts the phoenix as a representation of a new Europe, post 1945.
* The outer ring of the coin depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.
The reverse of the coin depicts the caduceus, symbol of reconciliation between two fighting serpents, which is possibly a representation of peace between the Greeks and the Sungas, and likewise between Buddhism and Hinduism.
The obverse of the coin depicts Oliver Cromwell as a Roman Emperor, with the inscription -- Oliver, by the grace of God Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, Ireland, etc ..
The obverse of the coin depicts the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell as a laureated Roman emperor, with the inscription -- Oliver, by the Grace of God, Protector of the Republic of England, Scotland, Ireland, etc., -- while the reverse shows a crowned shield depicting the arms of the Commonwealth with the inscription -- Peace is sought through war.
The 20p coin depicts the meeting point of the second and fourth quarter of the shield, showing the Lion Rampant of Scotland and the Lions Passants of England.
The 10p coin depicts the first quarter of the shield, showing the lions passants from the Royal Banner of England, with the words above the shield design.
The 2p coin depicts the second quarter of the shield, showing the Lion Rampant from the Royal Banner of Scotland, with the words above.
The same coin depicts both Finnish history, with the withdrawing crown on the reverse side as well as the future of the country, with the eagle symbol on the obverse side.
All stotinki coins feature a head of wheat around denomination on the reverse and state emblem on the obverse, while the lev coin depicts a olive branch wreath around the denomination.
The series issued by Hadrian ( 117-138 AD ), recording his travels around the Roman Empire, brilliantly depicts the Empire at its height, and included the first representation on a coin of the figure of Britannia ; it was revived by Charles II, and was a feature of United Kingdom coinage until the 2008 redesign.
This origin was referred to on a coin of the gens, the obverse of which depicts the head of Mercury or Hermes, the ancestor of Ulysses, and the reverse Ulysses himself, clad in the humble disguise he assumed to avoid being recognized by the suitors of Penelope.
The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails.
It depicts women's suffrage campaigner Susan B. Anthony on a dollar coin.
The coin depicts Siva seated, holding his attributes of a trident and a deer, with his consort Parvati seated on his lap.
The front of the coin depicts a rice plant growing out of the water, with " five yen " written in kanji ; the back is stamped with " Japan " and the year of issue, also in kanji, separated by sprouts of a tree.
The reverse of the 5 cent coin depicts the South Point Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Barbados.
Each coin depicts flora and fauna unique to the islands.

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