Strange Conundrum On England, GB, And Uk.

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mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2951 Posts	Posted 09/07/2024 8:17 pm When I was a kid, I always thought that: England, United Kingdom, Great Britain, were one in the same and interchangeable anywhere, anytime, and meant all the same place with London being the capital... Are they exactly the same? Or am I missing something? I do know that Wales and Scotland are kinda separate but part of, but that Ireland is very much different as it is it's own country. A friend here was saying these three are different? The map they provided is kinda cool, but appears to say the same thing I always thought? Report this Post to the Staff

triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9354 Posts	Posted 09/07/2024 9:36 pm Take another look at the map Mrwhatis it. England is a country on it's own, but together with Scotland and wales, they make up an island called Great Britain. Add Northern Ireland and you have U.K. Add in the Republic of Ireland and you have the British Isles. Guernsey and Jersey and Isle of Man, come in there somewhere too. Edited by triggersmob 09/07/2024 9:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24894 Posts	Posted 09/07/2024 11:27 pm Hey trig, what about all of the countries that continue to put effigies of UK monarchs on their coins? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9354 Posts	Posted 09/07/2024 11:58 pm That would be the some Commonwealth Realm countries which are then part of the Commonwealth of Nations. Not all countries in the Commonwealth still use the royal effigies. Edited by triggersmob 09/08/2024 12:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6504 Posts	Posted 09/08/2024 01:43 am Shouldn't this be in the general discussion forum? Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17883 Posts	Posted 09/08/2024 04:21 am The map is absolutely correct. And coins minted for use in the United Kingdom after the Act of Union in 1708 should always be called British or United Kingdom coins, not English - although an exception can be made for the 'English' shillings of 1937-1970, as these bore a specifically English design, although, along with the contemporary Scottish shilling, they were legal tender all over the UK. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4587 Posts	Posted 09/08/2024 09:05 am They are also - today - politically different. There are various powers devolved to the Northern Ireland, Scottish, and Welsh governments that were once solely the responsibility of the UK government. https://assets.publishing.service.g...Postcard.pdf Thus, you are drunk driving when Westminster says you are drunk driving, except in Scotland where it's devolved and controlled out of Holyrood. That is very important for understanding the rest of this. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Edited by BStrauss3 09/08/2024 09:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
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