New Pennies

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2020A

Date Released

22 Feb 1968

Stories in this Issue:

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Pennies. DESCRIPTION: Britain goes Decimal in 1971, but the new coinage has already been designed. Work is also underway on the new Mint in South Wales where the decimal coinage will be produced. SHOTLIST: MS gates of the Royal Mint opened - trucking shot through gates. MS Mr JH James (on the left of picture) discussing coins with the designer Christopher Ironside. CU Mr James. CU design of Ten New Pence coin, pan from design on head to design on tail. MCU new decimal coins. CU pan ditto. CU new decimal coins compared with old coins. CU head of new decimal coins. CU head of new decimals coin compared with head of old coin. Zoom out site of new Mint at Llantrisant in South Wales. GV ditto. MS Mr Callaghan on new site. MS ditto. LS crane at work on site. CU pan model of new Mint. MS & MCUs ditto.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Economics; Arts and crafts; Industry and manufacture; Engineering

Locations

London; Wales; England; Llantrisant

Footage sources

Pathe Rota

Card file number

93249

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

146

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