decimalisation (1971)

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affects Irish currency
British currency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Decimal_Day
gptkbp:category gptkb:currency
20th-century events in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:currencyAfter pound divided into 100 new pence
gptkbp:currencyBefore pound divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence
gptkbp:date 15 February 1971
gptkbp:describes The day when the UK and Ireland switched to decimal currency.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label decimalisation (1971)
gptkbp:introduced decimal currency system
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Decimal_Currency_Board
gptkbp:replacedBy pounds, shillings, and pence system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Pound_Sterling
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6