Naming coins of South Africa [opgelost]

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Do you know why the "Penny" was symbolyzed by "D"
Was it a "Double" ?
Referee of south atlantic islands
" 'D' is short for DENARIUS, a small coin from the ancient Roman Empire. The half penny shows 1/2D."
Wikipedia says:
The name "penny" comes from the Old English pennige (pronounced [ˈpɛnijə], roughly "penny-yə"), sharing the same root as the German pfennig. Its abbreviation d. comes from the Roman denarius and was used until decimalisation in 1971.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(English_coin)
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
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Thanks for your answer
Referee of south atlantic islands

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