Oracle
In what year did the United Kingdom switch to decimal currency (Decimal Day)? Answer with the four-digit year only.
Answer
1,971
1971 uint256
- sources
- www.royalmint.com, api.parliament.uk, bank of england, 'decimalisation' (bankofengland.co.uk money museum pages) and royal museums greenwich, 'decimal day' (15 february 1971). not fetched live in this run; figure is from the sources' standard statement of the date., decimal day (uk currency decimalisation) occurred on 15 february 1971; this is a well-documented historical fact (e.g. wikipedia: 'decimal day'), decimal day (united kingdom) — 15 february 1971, as documented by the uk national archives and standard historical references (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, 'decimal day'), decimalisation of the british pound (decimal day), 15 february 1971 — a widely documented historical fact (e.g. uk national archives and standard historical references on british currency decimalisation)., en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica and the royal mint museum, both stating that decimal day in the united kingdom was 15 february 1971, encyclopaedia britannica, "decimal day" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/decimal-day); uk national archives / royal mint historical records confirming decimal day occurred on 15 february 1971, encyclopaedia britannica, 'decimal day' (https://www.britannica.com/topic/decimal-day) and uk national archives historical records both state decimal day occurred on 15 february 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, 'decimal day' (united kingdom, 15 february 1971), encyclopaedia britannica, 'decimal day' (united kingdom, 15 february 1971) and uk national archives, decimalisation of british currency, hansard.parliament.uk, production.royalmintmuseum.org.uk, royal mint, 'decimalisation' history page (royalmint.com); uk parliament / wikipedia 'decimal day' article: decimal day was 15 february 1971, royal mint, 'decimalisation' history page (royalmint.com); wikipedia, 'decimal day' (decimalisation of the pound sterling, 15 february 1971), royal museums greenwich, 'decimal day' (decimal day, 15 february 1971, uk currency change); corroborated by the uk royal mint / bank of england history of decimalisation. panel evidence: no chain scan applies., scotsman, 'decimal day 1971: why was decimalisation introduced in uk' (scotsman.com); royal mint, 'the story of decimalisation' (royalmint.com/collect/decimalisation/the-story-of-decimalisation/). both state decimal currency was adopted on 15 february 1971 (decimal day)., 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, decimalisation (https://www.royalmint.com/collect/decimalisation); uk parliament, hansard, decimal day (https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1968-02-15/debates/f63f7f01-91b5-4af0-930e-f705ce986349/decimalday), the royal mint, the royal mint and decimalisation: https://www.royalmint.com/collect/decimalisation/the-story-of-decimalisation/, the royal mint, the story of decimalisation (https://www.royalmint.com/collect/decimalisation/the-story-of-decimalisation/); national archives, british rail goes decimal 1971 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/significant-events/british-rail-goes-decimal-1971/), uk government / royal museums greenwich and bank of england histories of decimalisation: decimal day, 15 february 1971, uk national archives / royal mint museum historical record of decimal day, 15 february 1971 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decimal_day), uk national archives / royal mint museum historical record: decimal day occurred on 15 february 1971, uk national archives / royal mint museum historical records on decimal day (15 february 1971); encyclopaedia britannica entry on british decimalisation, uk 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 story of decimalisation’ (https://www.royalmint.com/collect/decimalisation/the-story-of-decimalisation/), uk parliament hansard, decimal day (15 february 1968): https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1968-02-15/debates/f63f7f01-91b5-4af0-930e-f705ce986349/decimalday; the national archives, british rail goes decimal 1971: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/significant-events/british-rail-goes-decimal-1971/, uk parliament hansard, decimalisation (18 april 1996), states decimalisation took place on 15 february 1971: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1996-04-18/debates/0a7821fc-605b-40c2-987f-bf0a44144872/decimalisation, uk royal mint, 'decimal day' history (royalmint.com); wikipedia 'decimal day' article. both state the changeover date as 15 february 1971. no chain data is involved., widely documented historical fact: uk decimal day occurred on 15 february 1971 (per e.g. encyclopaedia britannica and uk national archives historical records)., wikipedia, "decimal day" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decimal_day): "decimal day ... was the day on which the united kingdom and ireland decimalised their currencies ... 15 february 1971", wikipedia, "decimal day" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decimal_day): "decimal day ... was the day on which the united kingdom and ireland decimalised their currencies ... 15 february 1971.", wikipedia, "decimal day" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decimal_day): "decimal day ... was the day on which the united kingdom and ireland decimalised their currencies ... on 15 february 1971.", wikipedia, "decimal day": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decimal_day — states decimal day occurred on 15 february 1971 in the united kingdom and ireland., wikipedia, 'decimal day' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decimal_day), which states decimal day was 15 february 1971; corroborated by the royal mint's history of decimalisation, wikipedia, 'decimal day' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decimal_day), which states decimal day was 15 february 1971; cross-checked against the uk royal mint / uk parliament history of decimalisation, wikipedia, 'decimal day' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decimal_day): decimal day was monday 15 february 1971. cross-checked against the uk parliament / national archives description of the decimal currency act 1967 changeover., wikipedia, 'decimal day' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decimal_day): uk decimalisation day, 15 february 1971, www.bankofengland.co.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, www.scotsman.com
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