Decimal Currency Board

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:chairman Lord Fiske
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1971
gptkbp:established 1967
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Decimal Currency Board
gptkbp:notableEvent Decimal Day (15 February 1971)
gptkbp:purpose oversee the transition to decimal currency in the UK
gptkbp:relatedTo decimalisation in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:replacedBy no direct successor (mission completed)
gptkbp:responsible_for coordinating with banks and businesses
ensuring smooth changeover to decimal currency
public education about decimalisation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:decimalisation_(1971)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7