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decimal currency

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noun

  1. a system of currency in which the monetary units are parts or powers of ten

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He was also chief secretary to the Treasury as the UK prepared to move to decimal currency.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

The 15.5 billion Australian coins carrying the queen’s image minted since Australia introduced decimal currency in 1966 will remain legal tender.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Her face is the only monarch to appear on Australian money since decimal currency was introduced in 1966 when Australian dollars and cents replaced British-style pounds, shillings and pence.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

Fifteen million copies of a decimal currency guide were sent to households throughout the country, including booklets in Welsh and Braille.

From Time Magazine Archive

The stamps themselves were merely an adaptation of the designs of the pence series to the corresponding values of the decimal currency.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong