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[STEMO]

Five shillings used to be known colloquially as a dollar, from the times when there were four US dollars to the GB pound.
Also, I remember being fearful of "breaking into" a ten bob note, because once I had, it disappeared rapidly - anyone concur?

Ron.

A salmon pinky colour if memory serves.

Ours were just common brown.

[Mister Rog]

Five shillings used to be known colloquially as a dollar, from the times when there were four US dollars to the GB pound.
Also, I remember being fearful of "breaking into" a ten bob note, because once I had, it disappeared rapidly - anyone concur?

Ron.

A salmon pinky colour if memory serves.

Ours were just common brown.

No, I think Optis were brown as he used to wipe his arse with them instead of Izal or the Daily Mirror

[RobG]

[Sir Tigger KC]

It's great when all you old boys start reminiscing! 

Makes me feel really young! 

[amazonian]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d
When I were a lad, legal tender consisted of: halfpenny,  a penny (1d), threepenny bit (3d) tanner (6d) silver shilling (1s or 12d) florin (2s) half a crown (2s 6d) 10 bob note (10s) and pound note.
My grandad gave me a jar of farthings (quarter of 1d) he'd saved up. I took them to the bank and got about a quid, I think. That's 240d (pennies in a £) X 4 = 920 coins.

There was also a crown(5s) and a five pound note the size of a womans handkerchief.

I have several of each them in my ditty box.

Happy days.   

[STEMO]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d
When I were a lad, legal tender consisted of: halfpenny,  a penny (1d), threepenny bit (3d) tanner (6d) silver shilling (1s or 12d) florin (2s) half a crown (2s 6d) 10 bob note (10s) and pound note.
My grandad gave me a jar of farthings (quarter of 1d) he'd saved up. I took them to the bank and got about a quid, I think. That's 240d (pennies in a £) X 4 = 920 coins.

There was also a crown(5s) and a five pound note the size of a womans handkerchief.

I have several of each them in my ditty box.

Happy days.   

Crowns weren't used as currency, even though they were legal tender, more of a commemorative coin. As for the big fiver, none of the small shops by us would change one if you were fortunate enough to own one.