50 years since decimalisation: the UK’s currency change was not driven by ‘Europeanisation’
50 years since decimalisation: the UK’s currency change was not driven by ‘Europeanisation’: Children marvel at the new decimal 50 pence coin, the world's first seven sided coin. PA It’s 50 years since the UK replaced its centuries-old £sd coinage with a new, streamlined decimal currency. The shift away from a currency that divided the …