50 years ago tomorrow the UK went European stopped 'old money' and went decimal.
The old British Pound was made up of 20 shillings, each of which was made up of 12 pence, a total of 240 pence
Now, thanks to Brexit, you can go back to that far simpler way of life
That'll make the customs forms easier now won't it
The last time someone sold me goods in pound weight was by a French woman selling cheese in Cork. Of course it was highly illegal by then but the lady was French and I was in Ireland after all.
Shouldn`t bother the French. Didn`t they invent the avoirdupois system of weights?That'll make the customs forms easier now won't it
Unless my maths is playing tricks that was at least two years before we joined the EEC. Next idiotic piece of sniping please.50 years ago tomorrow the UK went European stopped 'old money' and went decimal.
The old British Pound was made up of 20 shillings, each of which was made up of 12 pence, a total of 240 pence
Now, thanks to Brexit, you can go back to that far simpler way of life
You guys are dragging the bottom of the barrel now! Your point is quite ridiculous.50 years ago tomorrow the UK went European stopped 'old money' and went decimal.
The old British Pound was made up of 20 shillings, each of which was made up of 12 pence, a total of 240 pence
Now, thanks to Brexit, you can go back to that far simpler way of life
Europe were using the decimal system. You followed suitUnless my maths is playing tricks that was at least two years before we joined the EEC. Next idiotic piece of sniping please.
It was in response to the link. From a UK resident
Evidence? I understand the reasoning behind doing so but our old currency had its origins in a number of old European currencies. You lot will be claiming responsibility for the invention of the moped next.
Nobody would want to be responsible for that surely?
Russia had been using the decimal currency system since 1704. So what? Funnily enough the French were next but only 90 years behind.
He's my uncle Dad.Any relation to you?
50 years ago tomorrow the UK went European stopped 'old money' and went decimal.
The old British Pound was made up of 20 shillings, each of which was made up of 12 pence, a total of 240 pence
Now, thanks to Brexit, you can go back to that far simpler way of life
Is that where Snowdonia and Caledonia came from
as well? You learn something new every day.
