Show how some celii were named the origin of the names ot coins in present use is in many cases they imply a standard of weight that lost its significance long ago this ia the case with the english standard the pound the word shilling is of german derivation like penny which canies conies from the german pt annig the word crown cornea from the image placed on tho coin tho name franc was given by king john who first coined these pieces in 1360 they bore the motto le roi frank king of the franks and were of two kinds one representing tha king on horseback the other on foot chicago tribune |