As the cab stopped he said: "You must have mistaken a half-crownpiece for a penny, Sir!"
车停住后,他对我说:“先生,你一定把这半克朗当作一个便士给我了!”
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Made from gold-plated silver and - rather unusually - 'gems' made from glass and fish scales, the crown was never designed to be worn and is more of a symbolic piece.