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In 1971, Britain s monetary system saw its biggest change for more than 1,000 years.
Scroll through our gallery of pictures above to see pictures of the old coins and much more. Before February 15, 1971, the British pound was made up of 20 shillings. Each shilling was made up of 12 pence, so a pound was 240 pence.
The old shilling and the new five pence. With decimalisation, the British pound kept its old value and name, and the only changes were in relation to the sub-units. The shilling was abolished, and the pound was subdivided into 100 “new pence” (or p), each of which was worth 2.4 “old pence” (or d).
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Maps that once helped Allied soldiers escape the Nazis are now guiding fashion designers into new territory, all thanks to Christoper (Clutty) Hutton.
For six years, he ran the British military’s Escape Department, inventing gadgets to help soldiers behind enemy lines avoid capture or break free. His creations included mini-compasses hidden in buttons and cuff links, cigarette holders that were tiny telescopes and ration packs hidden in cigar boxes.
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But Hutton’s best innovation was the maps he devised to help captured soldiers find their way to freedom. When conceiving the idea, the designer knew he needed a map material that would allow discretion, durability, and detail.