half sovereign
noun
a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
Origin of half sovereign
1First recorded in 1495–1505
Words Nearby half sovereign
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How to use half sovereign in a sentence
It chanced that he was reduced to his last coppers, and so the half sovereign was a boon indeed.
In Friendship's Guise | Wm. Murray GraydonWhat Betty would have said had there been no half-sovereign forthcoming history will never relate.
Girls of the Forest | L. T. MeadeThe cabman asked for a few shillings more, reminding his fare that the half-sovereign given to him was 'on account.'
Miser Farebrother (vol 3 of 3) | Benjamin Leopold FarjeonThey are called half-Sovereign States because they are sovereign within their borders but not without.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2) | Lassa Francis OppenheimAnd so, before putting any other questions to him, I felt in my pocket for a new half sovereign, which I hoped would answer.
Erema | R. D. Blackmore
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