Article from Page 5 of the DAILY MIRROR of Monday, February 15, 1971.

IT'S D-day. But it needn't worry you, or confuse you. The Mirror's Decimal Guide will help you with the new price system. You can use it to check decimal amounts against the old £sd prices. YOU CANNOT use it to choose whether you pay the £sd or the £p price. From today shops will deal in either £p or £sd prices, not both. You will be able to tell which system is in use by the way the goods are marked. It will still be possible to use your old pennies and 3d bits. But they will have to be paid in 6d (2½p) amounts. This is the ONLY way you can buy something by mixing old and decimal coins. Remember: The new ½p, 1p and 2p coins will now be given to you in your change. If you do not have the exact money, give more and get change. Cheques should be made out in the new money.

Old

£sd

New

£ p

Old

£sd

New

£ p

Old

£sd

New

£ p

Old

£sd

New

£ p

Old

£sd

New

£ p

Old

£sd

New

£ p

Old

£sd

New

£ p

Old

£sd

New

£ p

Old

£sd

New

£ p

Old

£sd

New

£ p

-

-

2/-

10

4/-

20

6/-

30

8/-

40

10/-

50

12/-

60

14/-

70

16/-

80

18/-

90

1

½

2/1

10½

4/1

20½

6/1

30½

8/1

40½

10/1

50½

12/1

60½

14/1

70½

16/1

80½

18/1

90½

2

1

2/2

11

4/2

21

6/2

31

8/2

41

10/2

51

12/2

61

14/2

71

16/2

81

18/2

91

3

1

2/3

11

4/3

21

6/3

31

8/3

41

10/3

51

12/3

61

14/3

71

16/3

81

18/3

91

4

1½

2/4

11½

4/4

21½

6/4

31½

8/4

41½

10/4

51½

12/4

61½

14/4

71½

16/4

81½

18/4

91½

5

2

2/5

12

4/5

22

6/5

32

8/5

42

10/5

52

12/5

62

14/5

72

16/5

82

18/5

92

6

2½

2/6

12½

4/6

22½

6/6

32½

8/6

42½

10/6

52½

12/6

62½

14/6

72½

16/6

82½

18/6

92½

7

3

2/7

13

4/7

23

6/7

33

8/7

43

10/7

53

12/7

63

14/7

73

16/7

83

18/7

93

8

3½

2/8

13½

4/8

23½

6/8

33½

8/8

43½

10/8

53½

12/8

63½

14/8

73½

16/8

83½

18/8

93½

9

4

2/9

14

4/9

24

6/9

34

8/9

44

10/9

54

12/9

64

14/9

74

16/9

84

18/9

94

10

4

2/10

14

4/10

24

6/10

34

8/10

44

10/10

54

12/10

64

14/10

74

16/10

84

18/10

94

11

4½

2/11

14½

4/11

24½

6/11

34½

8/11

44½

10/11

54½

12/11

64½

14/11

74½

16/11

84½

18/11

94½

1/-

5

3/-

15

5/-

25

7/-

35

9/-

45

11/-

55

13/-

65

15/-

75

17/-

85

19/-

95

1/1

5½

3/1

15½

5/1

25½

7/1

35½

9/1

45½

11/1

55½

13/1

65½

15/1

75½

17/1

85½

19/1

95½

1/2

6

3/2

16

5/2

26

7/2

36

9/2

46

11/2

56

13/2

66

15/2

76

17/2

86

19/2

96

1/3

6

3/3

16

5/3

26

7/3

36

9/3

46

11/3

56

13/3

66

15/3

76

17/3

86

19/3

96

1/4

6½

3/4

16½

5/4

26½

7/4

36½

9/4

46½

11/4

56½

13/4

66½

15/4

76½

17/4

86½

19/4

96½

1/5

7

3/5

17

5/5

27

7/5

37

9/5

47

11/5

57

13/5

67

15/5

77

17/5

87

19/5

97

1/6

7½

3/6

17½

5/6

27½

7/6

37½

9/6

47½

11/6

57½

13/6

67½

15/6

77½

17/6

87½

19/6

97½

1/7

8

3/7

18

5/7

28

7/7

38

9/7

48

11/7

58

13/7

68

15/7

78

17/7

88

19/7

98

1/8

8½

3/8

19½

5/8

28½

7/8

38½

9/8

48½

11/8

58½

13/8

68½

15/8

78½

17/8

88½

19/8

98½

1/9

9

3/9

19

5/9

29

7/9

39

9/9

49

11/9

59

13/9

69

15/9

79

17/9

89

19/9

99

1/10

9

3/10

19

5/10

29

7/10

39

9/10

49

11/10

59

13/10

69

15/10

79

17/10

89

19/10

99

1/11

9½

3/11

19½

5/11

29½

7/11

39½

9/11

49½

11/11

59½

13/11

69½

15/11

79½

17/11

89½

19/11

99½

£1

£1

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