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jillywiskas | 15:32 Fri 01st Jan 2010 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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what was the first decimal coin issued in Britain? I thought either 5p or 10p but then i saw something about it could have been a florin much much earlier Any ideas thenk you and a very happy and healthy new year to all
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A florin was worth two shillings(10p) and that was one-tenth of a £.
The 5 and 10 were released together.
As peapod and sandy-wrote have said, a florin was the old 2 shillings coin, it could be used as a 10p coin for a while as I remember during the change-ver period. The 5p and 10p came out together in 1968 - the 5p was same value as a shilling at that time.

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