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Nick,

 

What does the d in 10d denote? I remember reading somewhere that British currency changed to the current system back in the early 70's.

 

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The abbreviation for the Penny before 1971 is the letter d as a suffix e.g. 6d. It is an abbreviation for denarius, a silver Roam coin.

 

Before 1971, a single penny was always one penny, never one pence. In 1971 the penny became One New Pence and there were 100 New Pence to the pound. The new was eventually dropped and the name penny has returned. Values of one pound or more are now simply shown as decimal values after the pound sign. Lesser values are suffixed p.

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The abbreviation for the Penny before 1971 is the letter d as a suffix e.g. 6d. It is an abbreviation for denarius, a silver Roam coin.

 

Before 1971, a single penny was always one penny, never one pence. In 1971 the penny became One New Pence and there were 100 New Pence to the pound. The new was eventually dropped and the name penny has returned. Values of one pound or more are now simply shown as decimal values after the pound sign. Lesser values are suffixed p.

 

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