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1971 WHEN ENGLAND CHANGED ITS CURRENCY
1971 WHEN ENGLAND CHANGED ITS CURRENCY
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the
use
of the
shilling
was discontinued and the
value
of
pence
changed-the
pound
became a monetary
unit
made up of 100
pence
. The new five
pence
piece (equal to five pennies) replaced the
shilling
and remained 1/20th of the
pound
.