Towards the end of the Second World War, various attempts to decimalise the pound sterling in the United Kingdom were made, until in 1966 the British government decided to include in the Queen's Speech a plan to convert the pound into a decimal currency.
Various attempts to decimalise the pound sterling in the United Kingdom were made. This was towards the end of the Second World War. The British government decided to include in the Queen's Speech a plan to convert the pound into a decimal currency. This was in 1966.