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Great Britain ceased to use the duodecimal system of coinage and adopted the decimal pound in 1971. The last circulating predecimal coins were dated 1967: some denominations continued to circulate until 1971 but others were phased out or replaced by their decimal equivalents from 1968.

More details about British bronze farthing and halfpenny varieties can be found in the new reference book A Treatise on Varieties of British Fractional Bronze 1860-1970.