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Silly question but……

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Night-owl Sep 2022 12:06pm, 12 Sep 2022 40,234 posts	Quote Pin Night-owl Jef I guess you're right there and guess notes will last longer now they've phased out the paper notes
Ocelot Spleens Sep 2022 12:25pm, 12 Sep 2022 34,687 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens Cash! Who uses cash?
Night-owl Sep 2022 12:28pm, 12 Sep 2022 40,236 posts	Quote Pin Night-owl Me occasionally if we go to a cafe or pay for monthly bus tickets. They stopped the card payments above £10 because of fraud Also raffles in work or staff collections
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Sep 2022 12:32pm, 12 Sep 2022 34,963 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I rarely use cash.
paulcook Sep 2022 2:13pm, 12 Sep 2022 1,692 posts	Quote Pin paulcook I'd barely run any races without cash!
Fitz Sep 2022 2:26pm, 12 Sep 2022 2,883 posts	Quote Pin Fitz Some pre- QEII coins stayed in circulation much longer than normal because they were repurposed for decimalisation. The shilling coin was repurposed as 5p, the two-shilling coin as 10p.
GordonG Sep 2022 2:55pm, 12 Sep 2022 9,271 posts	Quote Pin GordonG I thought it was interesting when someone on the telly pointed out that all those expensively embroidered uniforms for those such as the ceremonial trumpeters that have EIIR on will also need to be changed.
LazyDaisy Sep 2022 3:02pm, 12 Sep 2022 36,711 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy I thought it was interesting when someone on the telly pointed out that all those expensively embroidered uniforms for those such as the ceremonial trumpeters that have EIIR on will also need to be changed. But it's only the E II bit that needs to be changed. I'm sure the Embroiderers' Guild or whoever will be happy to do that. The rest of the ceremonial dress won't need changing.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Sep 2022 3:03pm, 12 Sep 2022 34,964 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Gosh, that's something I hadn't thought about GordonG
EvilPixie Sep 2022 3:05pm, 12 Sep 2022 35,641 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie Yes it needs to be CIIIR now technically not a huge change but the III instead of II may mean the whole lot need doing ie get rid of all the EIIR as it may not be in the correct position! The last coronation was 16 months after the death of the king so plenty of time!