This article is about the history of the threepence. For the nickel-brass coin minted between 1937 and 1970, see Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin).
The threepence[1] or threepenny bit[2] was a denomination of currency used by various jurisdictions in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, valued at 1/80 of a pound or 1⁄4 of a shilling until decimalisation of the pound sterling and Irish pound in 1971. It was also used in some parts of the British Empire (later known as the Commonwealth), notably Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Before decimalisation brought about a new currency with new coinage, the sum of three pence was pronounced variously /ˈθrʊpəns/THRUUP-ənss, /ˈθrɛp-/THREP-, /ˈθrʌp-/THRUP-, reflecting different pronunciations in the various regions and nations of Great Britain. Likewise, the coin was usually referred to in conversation as a /ˈθrʊpni/THRUUP-nee, /ˈθrɛp-/THREP-, /ˈθrʌp-/THRUP- bit.
^"Oxford Dictionaries definition and pronunciation: threepence". Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
^"Oxford Dictionaries definition and pronunciation: threepenny bit". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013.
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