half sovereign

noun

a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

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Origin of half sovereign

First recorded in 1495–1505

Words nearby half sovereign

half shell, half sister, half size, half snipe, half sole, half sovereign, half step, half story, half term, half the battle, half tide

Example sentences from the Web for half sovereign

From another corner he tried to extricate a half-sovereign, but it would not come, the knot was too tight.
Thereby Hangs a Tale|George Manville Fenn
(fumbling for a half-sovereign, but on failing to find it, rashly flourishing his seal ring in their faces).
Lancashire Humour|Thomas Newbigging
The wideawake then and there spun up into the air, even as the half-sovereign had spun before it.
A Bride from the Bush|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
And there Fanny sat gazing on the half-sovereign, as if she was half stupefied.
Fanny, the Flower-Girl|Selina Bunbury

"But I've changed my mind," pleaded Flopper, helplessly, and he handed the half-sovereign to Tom.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887|Various