ORDER ENTRY FORM – AIR MVEMENT PRODUCTS COINS: Throwback to Decimal Day – 15th February 1971 – when Britain said goodbye to pounds, shillings, and pence

Known as “D-Day” (not the Normandy one, the money one 😅), this was the day the UK officially scrapped the old pounds–shillings–pence system and switched to decimal currency.

The old system: 1 pound (£) = 20 shillings = 240 pennies.

The new system: 1 pound (£) = 100 new pence (100p).

This made calculations way easier and brought the UK in line with most of the modern world.

½ Penny (½p) – Bronze. The smallest coin in circulation, often called the “tiddler.” Withdrawn in 1984 because inflation made it nearly useless.

1 Penny (1p) – Bronze. Design: Portcullis with chains (a heraldic badge of Henry VII, later a symbol of Parliament).

2 Pence (2p) – Bronze. Design: Prince of Wales’ feathers with coronet.

5 Pence (5p) – Cupro-nickel. Design: Crowned thistle of Scotland. Same size as the old shilling, so people could use both coins interchangeably during the transition.

10 Pence (10p) – Cupro-nickel. Design: Crowned lion, passant guardant (lion walking, head facing you). Same size as the old florin (2 shillings).