Random thoughts

[vyvyanx]

I was lying in bed this morning thinking about UK currency, and how much it has changed since I was a child, both in appearance and value of individual coins. I think only 1p and 2p pieces have remained the same during my lifetime. The replacement of old 5p and 10p pieces seemed particularly sad - I used to like the fact that pre-decimalisation shilling and 2-shilling pieces still did duty as 5p and 10p; some of them had been minted many decades earlier (occasionally you could find one with the King's head on!) but were still in circulation in the 80s.

Anyway, in light of that, a random poll:

[Poll #358643]

Comments

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I might be mistaken but I think I had a 50p coin that said "10 Shillings" on it when I was in the UK in '87. I have no idea if it's still somewhere at home or if I spent it there and then.