Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Cupro-Nickel and

A Pair of Cupro-Nickel and Bronze UK Coinage Sets, 1970-1971 - A pair of official UK coinage sets representing the transition to decimal currency. The 1971 set is presented in a black card folder printed with the title THE DECIMAL COINAGE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 1971 in a white dot pattern. It contains six decimal coins: the fifty pence, ten pence, five pence, two pence, one penny, and half new penny, alongside a rectangular Bronze medal. The 1970 set is housed in a purple textured card folder with a gold-foil monogram reading £sd and the title COINAGE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 1970. This set comprises eight pre-decimal coins: the half-crown, florin, English shilling, Scottish shilling, sixpence, threepence, penny, and halfpenny, accompanied by a square Gold medal and a printed booklet titled THE COINAGE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND. All coins are presented in clear plastic display cases. Width: 15 cm.