Decimal Day is trip down penny lane
COINS marking the 50th anniversary of Decimal Day have been launched by the Royal Mint.
Decimal currency was adopted on February 15, 1971, replacing pounds, shillings and pence.
The switch followed years of planning and a massive public information campaign.
Dominique Evans, who designed the 50p com - memorative coin, said: “Pre-decimal coins can be found all over the country.
“This led me to place together the denominations as if you had just found them and were looking from above.
“The sweet wren peeks out from under the crown of a threepence, sitting alongside the rose of the sixpence – all below the iconic Britannia.”