More on Cockney money

Evidence of a much wider variety of Cockney slang for money is reaching us. For  example David Campbell writes:

"In the 50's, we had a lodger who came from the East End, and was very well versed in things cockney. I asked him about money, amongst other things, and remember a marigold being a 3d, a Joey being 4d, a deener, a sprat,(I think 6d),a bob, 1 shilling. I think a half-crown was a tosheroon."

And Lee explains the derivation of "Monkey" meaning £500:

"a monkey was on the old 500 rupee note back in the raj".

And Guy Westbrook writes:

Legem Pone

"payment of money, cash down," 1573, from first two words of the fifth division (HE) of Psalm 119, which begins the psalms at Matins on the 25th of the month; consequently associated with March 25, a quarter day in the old financial calendar, when payments and debts came due.

(Legem pone mihi Domine viam iustificationum tuarum: et exquiram eam semper.)

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