GBC
Monetary

Groat

Modern equivalent

4 old pence ≈ £0.017 (modern)

Reintroduced in the 1830s specifically to standardise hackney cab fares.

The silver groat had a long history in medieval trade, but its 19th-century revival served the practical urban purpose of providing an exact coin for paying standard horse-drawn cab fares.

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