Submitted by elizabeth-cooper t3_zqb9iv in worldnews
Spudtron98 t1_j0xhzxd wrote
Reply to comment by CharistineE in King Charles III bank note designs revealed by Bank of England by elizabeth-cooper
Cash usually remains in circulation until it’s deemed unusable. The only reason you never see any monarchs prior to Elizabeth on coinage, which can remain in use for many decades, is because she straight up pre-dates decimalisation.
StephenHunterUK t1_j0yog53 wrote
You were still getting Victoria-era coins in circulation until then, indeed.
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