Half a Bar Coin
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Half a Bar Coin. DESCRIPTION: No free samples at the Royal Mint, but a chance to see the Fifty Newpenny Coin soon to be released to replace the old ten shilling note. It’s the third decimal coin to come into circulation and the first of its shape ever seen in world currency. SHOTLIST: MCU hand scooping new 50d. pieces. MCU coins put into chute of machine. MS man working machine. MCU coins in chute. 2 shots machine in operation pan down to coins drop through machine into a container. CU man inspects coin. MS coins side by side. MS machine pan to onlookers. MS trays of pennies. MCU machine in operation. GV coins roll off conveyor belt. GV coins drop into container.
- Keywords
- Economics; Industry and manufacture
- Locations
- London; United Kingdom; Royal Mint
- Card file number
- 95242A
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 104
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