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The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day.
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Decimalisation
Converting a measuring system to a decimal base
Decimalisation or decimalization is the conversion of a system of currency or of weights and measures to units related by powers of 10.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pound sterling
Currency of the United Kingdom
Sterling is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound is the main unit of sterling, and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Irish pound
Currency of Ireland before 2002
The pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the symbol was £. The Irish pound was replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999. Euro currency did not begin circulation until the beginning of 2002.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Decimal Day
15 February 1971, when the UK and Ireland adopted decimal currency
Decimal Day in the United Kingdom and in Ireland was Monday 15 February 1971, the day on which each country decimalised its respective £sd currency of pounds, shillings, and pence.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 15
Day of the year
February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 319 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)