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I'm featuring the currency that I grew up with here and remember using in the sixties. I do still remember it fondly even though I admit I'd probably now have a bit of a problem re-adjusting to pounds, shillings and pence.
For those to whom it's a complete mystery, there were 20 shillings in a pound and 12 pence to a shilling. One shilling equates to five current pence and is the coin featured top right. Top left is the famous threepenny bit, which was my personal favourite, a chunky little coin with 12 distinct edges.
Below are two of the most famous notes, their value no longer warranting note status any longer. In the sixties, a ten shilling note, or ten bob note (bob being slang for a shilling) was an extremely welcome gift to a child. Today it only equates to 50 pence.
Links
The Bank Note Store - a site where you can view and buy old bank notes
Copyright Copyright Disappearing Britain 2005
