HC Deb 13 February 1930 vol 235 cc649-50W
Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLE

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the value of the silver in each of the following coins: sixpence, shilling, two shillings, half-a-crown, and five shillings, according to current prices of silver?

Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCE

Taking the price of silver at 20 pence an ounce, the approximate value of the silver in the current coinage is as follow:

Coin. Value of Silver Content.
6d. … … … 1d.
1s. … … … 2d.
2s. … … … 4d.
2s. 6d. … … … 5d.
5s. … … … 9¾d.