However, in 1857, the decision was made to introduce a decimal coinage into the Province of Canada in conjunction with the U . S . dollar unit.
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Stevin felt that this innovation was so significant that he declared the universal introduction of decimal coinage, measures, and weights to be merely a question of time.
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The British government in principle allowed for a decimal coinage but nevertheless held out the hope that a sterling unit would be chosen under the name of " royal ".
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In the UK, use of the term " bit " largely disappeared with the arrival of decimal coinage and the loss of the coin denominations to which it had applied.
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The British government in principle allowed for a decimal coinage but nevertheless held out the hope that a sterling unit would be chosen under the name of " royal ".
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A Decimal Coinage Commission had been set up in 1956 to consider a move away from the denominations of pounds, shillings, and pence, submitting its recommendation on 8 August 1958.
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In these repeated strips, some particularly Scots words were replaced ( e . g .,'ahint'became'behind') and the pre-decimal coinage was updated.
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Officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh on 22 February 1965, the Royal Australian Mint was commissioned to produce Australia's decimal coinage, which came into effect on 14 February 1966.
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The " Royal Commission on Decimal Coinage " ( 1918 20 ), chaired by halfpennies ( i . e . there would be 4.8 Royals to the former pound ).
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The possibility of setting prices including an odd half penny also made it more practical to retain the pre-decimal sixpence in circulation ( with a value of 2?new pence ) alongside the new decimal coinage.
