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The turning pages of a book, the anniversary dates "1850" and "2000", and the value "50 PENCE", all above a classical library building on which appear the words "PUBLIC LIBRARIES" and, within the pediment, representations of compact discs: Mary Milner Dickens: 11,263,000 2003: 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Women's Social and ...
Prior to decimalisation in 1971, there were 12 pence (written as 12d) in a shilling (written as 1s or 1/-) and 20 shillings in a pound, written as £1 (occasionally "L" was used instead of the pound sign, £). There were therefore 240 pence in a pound. For example, 2 pounds 14 shillings and 5 pence could have been written as £2 14s 5d or £2/14/5
Until decimalisation crowns (five shilling coins) were used for this purpose as they were the highest denomination of the time, but due to inflation this role has been transferred to higher value coins. Crowns, £5 coins and (until 1996) £2 coins are non-circulating, although they are still legal tender. These denominations are only used for ...
1980: Twenty-five pence piece marking 80th birthday. [13] 2000: Five pound coin marking 100th birthday. [14] [15] Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) 2008: Five pound coin marking 450 years since accession. [7] Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) 1973: Fifty pence piece marking the UK's accession to the EEC (hand only). [16]
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In the late 1960s it was decided that future banknotes should feature a British historical figure on the reverse. The first such note was the series D £20 note, first issued in 1970, featuring William Shakespeare. A design for a 10/– note featuring Walter Raleigh on the reverse was approved in 1964, but this was never issued. [3]
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The Brexit 50p coin is a commemorative fifty-pence British coin that was originally struck to mark the planned withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 31 October 2019. The minting of the Brexit coin was ordered by Sajid Javid . [ 1 ]