Florin (British coin)
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The British florin, or two-shilling piece, was a coin worth 1⁄10 of one pound, or 24 pence. It was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970. It was the last coin circu
The 1849 "Godless florin"
The 1894 florin was designed by Sir Edward Poynter.
1909 florin, designed by George William de Saulles
The 1932 florin
Decimal Day
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Decimal Day was Monday 15 February 1971, when the United Kingdom and Ireland decimalised their £sd currencies of pounds, shillings, and pence.
An introductory pack of the new currency
British decimalisation training stamps in the same colours and values as the upcoming decimal stamps
A "Decimal Adder"
Along with a few other non-circulating coins, sovereigns (including half, double and quintuple sovereigns) survived decimalisation, and remain legal tender to date, though they have far greater worth as bullion coins and as numismatic collectibles than their face value.