Decimal Day

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:cause to simplify currency calculations
gptkbp:commemorates Decimal Day 50p coin (2021)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency_changed gptkb:Irish_pound
pound sterling
gptkbp:date 15 February 1971
gptkbp:describes The day when the United Kingdom and Ireland decimalised their currencies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Decimal Day
gptkbp:impact introduction of new coins
public education campaign
withdrawal of old coins
gptkbp:media_campaign Decimal Five (BBC TV series)
gptkbp:new_system pounds and new pence
gptkbp:notableFigure Lord Fiske
gptkbp:old_system pounds, shillings, and pence
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Decimal_Currency_Board
gptkbp:predecessor pre-decimal currency system
gptkbp:relatedEvent Decimalisation in Australia
Decimalisation in New Zealand
gptkbp:successor decimal currency system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:decimalisation_(1971)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7