Decimal Currency Board
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The Decimal Currency Board was the official body established to oversee and manage the transition of a country's monetary system from pounds, shillings, and pence to a decimal currency.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
public body ⓘ |
| activity |
advising government on decimalisation policy
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coordination with banks and financial institutions ⓘ coordination with retailers and businesses ⓘ planning of conversion procedures ⓘ public information campaigns on decimal currency ⓘ setting timetables for currency changeover ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United Kingdom decimalisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | national currency system ⓘ |
| ensures |
orderly transition to decimal currency
ⓘ
public preparedness for decimalisation ⓘ technical readiness of financial systems for decimalisation ⓘ |
| field |
currency reform
ⓘ
monetary policy ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| hasCurrencyAfter | pound sterling (decimal) ⓘ |
| hasCurrencyBefore | pound sterling (pre-decimal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScope | national ⓘ |
| implementedSystem |
decimal currency
ⓘ
pound sterling decimal currency ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | United Kingdom decimalisation of 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesInSector | public sector ⓘ |
| purpose |
to manage the introduction of decimal currency in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
to oversee the transition from pounds, shillings and pence to decimal currency ⓘ |
| regulates | practical aspects of currency changeover ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bank of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HM Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | pounds, shillings and pence ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical analyses of UK decimalisation
ⓘ
studies on currency reform ⓘ |
| supervises |
introduction of new decimal coins
ⓘ
transition to decimal coinage ⓘ withdrawal of pre-decimal coins ⓘ |
| topic |
coinage reform
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currency conversion ⓘ decimalisation ⓘ |
| typeOfTransition | non-military economic transition ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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