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decimal currency

British  

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

Next week the British will join the rest of the world by switching to a decimal currency system.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the following November, he took his seat in congress at Annapolis, and during that session he proposed and caused the adoption of our present system of decimal currency.

From Thomas Jefferson, a Character Sketch by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

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