Happy 45th Birthday

[davidrj 194]

Just a thought, now we have a Decimal topic. D-day for decimalisation was 45 years ago today. - 15 February 1971

I remember paying my fare in Lsd on the bus to work and getting shiny new decimal pence in my change.

[Nordle11 564]

Hip hip..

[Nutsaboutcoins 105]

Doesn't time fly! 

[terrysoldpennies 691]

''Flown''

[1949threepence 3,366]

 

45 years since decimal currency was introduced, and 50 years since the (then) Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Right Hon James Callaghan MP, announced that we would be going decimal in 5 years time. Take a peek at this interview with him from March 1966.   

ETA: also watched the succeeding interview with Callaghan and Robin Day from 1971 - my word, how straight spoken he was. What a breath of fresh air compared to the mealy mouthed politicians we have today.     

 

Edited February 15, 2016 by 1949threepence
added a bit

[Nordle11 564]

"I see no reason why we should adopt the word cent"  

Thanks for sharing, that was very interesting.