Anthony Barber15 February 1971
Britain replaces pounds, shillings and pence with a decimal currency of one hundred new pence.
Great Britain · Economy / Currency. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Britain replaces pounds, shillings and pence with a decimal currency of one hundred new pence.
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