Great Recoinage of 1816
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The Great Recoinage of 1816 was an attempt by the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to re-stabilise its currency, the pound sterling, after the economic difficulties brough
A Bull Head George half crown dating from 1816
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.