Maurice Harold MacMillan Stockton, 1st1 January 1961
The farthing ceases to be legal tender
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The farthing ceases to be legal tender
Decimal coins replace shillings & pence, known as "D-Day"
Promises Britain will not back a proposed single EU currency before 1997
EU leaders announce the new currency will be called the Euro
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