Sentences with 'pence'

Example sentences and phrases with the word pence and other words derived from it.

« The 1733 Act imposed a tax of six pence per gallon on raw sugar, rum and molasses from British competitors, the French and the Dutch, in order to give an advantage to British producers in the West Indies. »
« Grenville also lobbied Parliament to pass the Sugar Act of 1764, which effectively halved taxes on British molasses from six pence per gallon to three. »
« A decimal currency was introduced to New Zealand, replacing the old system of pounds, shillings and pence. »
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