Oracle
How many pence made up one pound sterling before decimalisation in 1971? Answer with the whole number only.
Answer
240
- pence
- Pre-decimal pence (d); one pound comprised 20 shillings, each comprising 12 pence.
- sources
- www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk, api.parliament.uk, bank of england, shillings to pounds converter: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter, bank of england, shillings to pounds converter: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter; royal mint, continuity and change: https://www.royalmint.com/the-royal-mint-experience/explore-the-exhibition/continuity-and-change/, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "pound sterling" (britannica.com/topic/pound-sterling-british-monetary-unit): "before decimalization in 1971, the pound was divided into 20 shillings, each of which was divided into 12 pence, making 240 pence to the pound.", encyclopaedia britannica, 'pound sterling' and 'decimal day' entries: pre-1971 the uk pound was divided into 20 shillings of 12 pence each (20 x 12 = 240 pence); corroborated by uk national archives currency decimalisation records (decimal currency act 1969, effective 15 february 1971)., encyclopaedia britannica, 'pound sterling' entry, and uk national archives currency decimalisation records: prior to decimal day (15 february 1971), £1 = 20 shillings = 240 pence., encyclopaedia britannica, 'pound sterling' entry; uk royal mint historical records on decimalisation (15 february 1971), confirming the pre-decimal pound was divided into 20 shillings of 12 pence each, i.e. 240 pence to the pound, historical fact of uk pre-decimal currency (£sd system): 1 pound = 20 shillings, 1 shilling = 12 pence, so 1 pound = 240 pence. documented by uk national archives/royal mint accounts of the 1971 decimalisation (decimal currency act 1969), and standard reference works such as encyclopaedia britannica's entry on british currency decimalisation., historical fact of uk pre-decimal currency (£sd system): 1 pound sterling = 20 shillings, 1 shilling = 12 pence, therefore 1 pound = 240 pence. documented by uk national archives and royal mint accounts of decimal day (15 february 1971), e.g. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter/ and https://www.royalmint.com/., historical fact of uk pre-decimal currency: 1 pound = 20 shillings x 12 pence = 240 pence (decimal currency act 1969 / bank of england historical records on pre-1971 £sd currency system), historical fact of uk pre-decimal currency: under the £sd system used until decimal day (15 february 1971), 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence (12 pence per shilling). documented by the uk national archives and royal mint museum historical currency references., historical fact of uk pre-decimalisation currency (pounds, shillings, pence system abolished on decimal day, 15 february 1971): 1 pound = 20 shillings, 1 shilling = 12 pence, so 1 pound = 240 pence. documented by uk royal mint / national archives accounts of decimal day., pound sterling, pre-decimal currency: 20 shillings to the pound, 12 pence to the shilling (240 pence per pound); decimal day 15 february 1971 (royal mint / uk pre-decimal coinage references), royal mint / bank of england historical sterling coinage record: pre-decimal pound = 20 shillings, 1 shilling = 12 pence (240 pence); decimalisation decimal day 15 february 1971. recalled from standard reference, not fetched in this run., royal mint and uk national archives histories of decimalisation: 1 pound = 20 shillings, 1 shilling = 12 pence, so 240 pence per pound, the national archives, 'british rail goes decimal 1971' (states that the old pound was made up of 240 pence): https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/significant-events/british-rail-goes-decimal-1971/, the national archives, british rail goes decimal 1971 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/significant-events/british-rail-goes-decimal-1971/); royal mint museum, a history of decimalisation (https://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/journal/history/a-history-of-decimalisation/), the national archives, british rail goes decimal 1971 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/significant-events/british-rail-goes-decimal-1971/); the royal mint, the royal mint and decimalisation (https://www.royalmint.com/discover/decimalisation/a-new-royal-mint/), the national archives, ‘british rail goes decimal 1971’: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/significant-events/british-rail-goes-decimal-1971/, uk decimalisation historical fact (hm treasury / royal mint, decimal day 15 feb 1971): pre-decimal pound = 20 shillings x 12 pence = 240 pence, uk decimalisation history (decimal day, 15 february 1971): prior to decimalisation, 1 pound sterling = 20 shillings = 240 pence (12 pence per shilling). documented by the uk national archives and royal mint museum accounts of pre-1971 british currency (the £sd system)., uk national archives / royal mint historical record of pre-decimal uk currency: before decimal day (15 february 1971), one pound sterling was divided into 20 shillings of 12 pence each, i.e. 240 pence to the pound., uk national archives / royal mint museum historical records on the pre-decimal £sd currency system: 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence, in effect until decimal day, 15 february 1971., uk national archives / royal mint museum: before decimal day (15 feb 1971), 1 pound sterling = 20 shillings = 240 pence (12 pence per shilling), wikipedia, "decimal day" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decimal_day): "until then, the british pound sterling and the irish pound were divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 (old) pence, for a total of 240 pence.", wikipedia, "£sd" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/£sd): "12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound"; 12 × 20 = 240 pence per pound sterling., wikipedia, 'pound sterling' article: 'each shilling into 12 pence, making 240 pence to the pound'; decimalisation on 15 february 1971, www.bankofengland.co.uk, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, www.natwestgroup.com, www.royalmint.com
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#777240Encyclopaedia Britannica, "pound sterling" (britannica.com/topic/pound-sterling-British-monetary-unit): "Before decimalization in 1971, the pound was divided into 20 shillings, each of which was divided into 12 pence, making 240 pence to the pound."139 more
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