Decimal Coinage

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

393

Date Released

9 Jul 1962

Date recorded

13 Jun 1962

Length of issue (in feet)

745

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Decimal Coinage
2. 2Showgirls and Hats
3. 3Charlie Drake

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Will Britain adopt the decimal system? It’s a question that looks like being answered in the near future. To illustrate how the system could affect our economy, we went to the golden city of Johannesburg, where decimal coinage is now firmly established. Here, the equivalent of ten pennies makes up a shilling and, although a little bemused at first, shoppers have soon learned to use the new money. To help them, an extensive publicity campaign was organised and a jingle composed explaining the change-over. With the initial problems solved in South Africa, it seems feasible that we in this country could follow suit without too much difficulty.

Keywords

Economics

Locations

Johannesburg; South Africa

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Gordon Davies

Length of story (in feet)

401

Story extras:

Film clip

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