End of the Penny

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2204A

Date Released

2 Sep 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Offshore Power Boat Race
2. 2End of the Penny
3. 3White Water Championships
4. 4Festival of Battle

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: End of the Penny. DESCRIPTION: The old penny, circulating since 1860, goes out of official use. SHOTLIST: GV extension of Royal Mint in London. MLS coins on trolley into furnace. BCU old penny. BCU threepenny piece (hexagonal). LS sack of coins opened. MS hand holding pennies. MCU threepenny pieces emptied onto spade. MS spade carried to furnace. CU coins emptied into furnace. MS & CU ditto. GV molten metal poured into ingots. CU molten metal. CU furnace operator. CU molten metal poured. MCU molten metal poured into ingots. MS ingots stacked. BCU old penny.

Keywords

Economics; History and archaeology

Locations

London

Card file number

97420

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

113

Story extras:

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