... nothing to do with money; it is a corruption of the old English Sexpena Hanlega. To keep its monetary value the same in the new currency, it would have to be renamed Tanner Handley, or Tuppenyha'penny Handley. ...

... simple as spending a new penny — or has it? As a shopper 1 still do up to a dozen calculations a day to convert from the new currency to the old. 1 have to find out how much I'm spending. Although certain amounts in the decimal things went up at the time ...

... its own version of decimalisation, th pounds and cents instead of pence. But so far . one outside Malta recognises the new currency s a result all the idren have been warned - to take with them more ey than needed, because hanks will not take back Ily ...