{"id":9200,"date":"2022-09-20T18:53:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T17:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finseta.com\/?p=9200"},"modified":"2022-09-21T12:09:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T11:09:15","slug":"how-sterling-changed-during-the-queens-reign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finseta.com\/ae-en\/how-sterling-changed-during-the-queens-reign\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sterling changed during the Queen&#8217;s reign"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9200\" class=\"elementor elementor-9200\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-515a565b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"515a565b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75041815\" data-id=\"75041815\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b6216d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63b6216d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the period of mourning for Her late Majesty the Queen comes to an end, we thought it would be fitting to take a look at how the Pound Sterling has changed over the course of her long 70 year reign.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3826820d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3826820d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5015861d\" data-id=\"5015861d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4d38d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c4d38d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b38de02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b38de02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2034e2ea\" data-id=\"2034e2ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0f1751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d0f1751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-shillings-banknote-1024x499.\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9216\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-shillings-banknote-1024x499. 1024w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-shillings-banknote-300x146. 300w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-shillings-banknote-768x374. 768w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-shillings-banknote 1313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-attachment-id=\"9216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/ae-en\/whatsapp-image-2022-09-21-at-11-59-18-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-shillings-banknote\" data-orig-size=\"1313,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10 shillings banknotes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-shillings-banknote-1024x499.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The 10 shilling note was the first to feature the Queens image<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7121e754\" data-id=\"7121e754\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6695a860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6695a860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Banknotes with the Queen\u2019s image<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d2dc1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30d2dc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back when the Queen ascended to the throne in 1952, the average wage was just \u00a310 a week. The weekly national pension was \u00a31.63, a house could cost as little as \u00a32,000 and a pint of milk was just 4p.\u00a0<\/p><p>Coins were much more prominently used at the time and banknotes came in smaller denominations like \u00a31 and 10 shillings.<\/p><p>Banknotes for Sterling had been in use in the UK since the late 1700s, however, until the 1960s, surprisingly banknotes didn\u2019t feature the sovereign&#8217;s image.<\/p><p>On 17 March 1960, following the approval of the Queen to use her portrait,\u00a0 the new 10 shilling note went into circulation. Over the course of the decade, all notes would gradually be replaced with new designs featuring images of the Queen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-769304ac elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"769304ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2a2f89\" data-id=\"b2a2f89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46376e52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46376e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Decimalisation Day <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72906743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72906743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Monday 15 February 1971 was designated in the UK as \u2018Decimal Day.\u2019 On this day, the shilling was officially abolished and the old system of dividing the pound into 240 pence was consigned to history.<\/p><p>For a long time, the UK had been desiring to move to a decimal system. Many other similar currencies like the Franc and Dollar had made the change decades before.\u00a0<\/p><p>Historically the Pound Sterling was a complicated currency with many different coins. Over the course of the early post-war years, a number of coins were removed from circulation including the Farthing and Half-Crown.<\/p><p>A huge publicity campaign was undertaken and by the time decimal day came, there were few problems. The UK population quickly adapted to the new simpler currency and the pre-decimal days were quickly forgotten.<\/p><p>Since this day other coins like the sixpence were removed and the \u00a31 and \u00a32 coins introduced.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-722e790f\" data-id=\"722e790f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5518722c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5518722c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Decimal_Day_Coins-1024x753.\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9207\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Decimal_Day_Coins-1024x753. 1024w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Decimal_Day_Coins-300x221. 300w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Decimal_Day_Coins-768x565. 768w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Decimal_Day_Coins 1373w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-attachment-id=\"9207\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/ae-en\/how-sterling-changed-during-the-queens-reign\/decimal_day_coins\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Decimal_Day_Coins\" data-orig-size=\"1373,1010\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HP Scanjet G4050&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pack of coins for 1971 decimal day\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Decimal_Day_Coins-1024x753.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Packs were given to people showcasing the new coins<br><br>Copyright mandtplatt- CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76418e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76418e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-413e0de\" data-id=\"413e0de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7222f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7222f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/old-onepound-banknote-1024x519.\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9215\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/old-onepound-banknote-1024x519. 1024w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/old-onepound-banknote-300x152. 300w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/old-onepound-banknote-768x389. 768w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/old-onepound-banknote 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-attachment-id=\"9215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/ae-en\/whatsapp-image-2022-09-21-at-11-59-14-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/old-onepound-banknote\" data-orig-size=\"1277,647\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"old onepound bankote\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/old-onepound-banknote-1024x519.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Pound note was loved by many ordinary people and missed when it was removed<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33670b0\" data-id=\"33670b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b7cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70b7cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goodbye to the One Pound note<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfe42b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cfe42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u00a31 note had been a staple of British currency for nearly 200 years, first being introduced in 1797.\u00a0<\/p><p>However, over time its value had receded. In the \u201970s and \u201980s due to rampant inflation, the average lifespan of a \u00a31 note became less than a year.\u00a0<\/p><p>Following consultation with retailers and suppliers, it was deemed that replacing it with a coin would be much better for all. Retailers were tired of having to manage the expense and effort of regularly dealing with and replacing tatty notes.<\/p><p>On 21 April 1983, the first \u00a31 coin was introduced and on 11 March 1988 the One Pound note officially ceased to be legal tender.<\/p><p>10 years later in 1998, the \u00a32 went into circulation following a wide consultation that concluded it would be an advantage to the economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d017abb elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d017abb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0f867e\" data-id=\"e0f867e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408252e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"408252e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">70 years and 5 portraits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75f14c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c75f14c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the last 70 years, we&#8217;ve seen multiple design changes to Sterling&#8217;s coins and banknotes.\u00a0<\/p><p>There have been officially five different portraits of Her Majesty on the coinage.<\/p><p>The first was introduced in the 1950s and depicted the Queen as a young woman wearing not a crown but a laurel wreath.\u00a0<\/p><p>The second was introduced at the time of decimalisation and featured the Queen now wearing a crown. It was seen at the time as the opportune moment to update the coinage given it was all being replaced anyway.<\/p><p>The third design was introduced in 1985 and was only marginally different from the previous design. In 1998 a fourth design was introduced with a much bigger and fuller image of Her Majesty.<\/p><p>The fifth and final design was introduced in 2015 and features the Queen wearing the crown she wore at her coronation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87b76c0\" data-id=\"87b76c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab214bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab214bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jar of coins-1024x683.\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9213\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jar%20of%20coins-1024x683. 1024w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jar%20of%20coins-300x200. 300w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jar%20of%20coins-768x512. 768w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jar%20of%20coins-1536x1024. 1536w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jar%20of%20coins-mfrh-original-2048x1365. 2048w, https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jar%20of%20coins 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-attachment-id=\"9213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/ae-en\/how-sterling-changed-during-the-queens-reign\/nick-fewings-soqg9rwd_fa-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jar of coins\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/finseta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/woman-holding-20-pounds-1024x683.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">All legal tender in the UK is now polymer based<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d59cd3\" data-id=\"7d59cd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade857a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ade857a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Polymer notes take over<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0471ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0471ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the biggest changes to sterling in recent decades has been the transition to Polymer banknotes. In just a couple of weeks, the cotton-based \u00a320 and \u00a350 banknotes will cease to be legal tender; thus, the UK currency will be all polymer-based for the first time.<\/p><p>Sterling is the most prominent currency to use all polymer notes. Australia, New Zealand and Canada are similar examples.<\/p><p id=\"1d4c\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph jj jk im jl b jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju jv jw jx jy jz ka kb kc kd ke kf kg if gn\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Polymer notes were introduced for two major reasons, to improve security\/make forgery more difficult and to increase the lifespan of the note. Polymer notes are notably better for the environment and have a much longer shelf life.<\/p><p id=\"c176\" class=\"pw-post-body-paragraph jj jk im jl b jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju jv jw jx jy jz ka kb kc kd ke kf kg if gn\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">A report by the Bank of England showed that on average a paper \u00a35 note generally had 16 months in circulation whereas a polymer \u00a35 note had 40 months in circulation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57bfeae4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57bfeae4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4917a0d6\" data-id=\"4917a0d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47bfacb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"47bfacb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60c333c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60c333c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-131a998d\" data-id=\"131a998d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e33353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70e33353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How will currency change under King Charles III?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56eb3ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56eb3ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There will be no overnight transition to our currency. After the Queen&#8217;s accession to the throne, coins featuring the image of George VI still circulated for several years.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s almost certain that the Bank of England already has designs ready to be sent to His Majesty for approval in the coming months. What we can expect to see is a gradual replacement of both coins and banknotes over the coming years as they end their natural lifespan.<\/p><p>On an interesting side note, the portraits of the Queen always faced East and so following a centuries-old tradition, the new image of King Charles will show him facing West.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b51e2d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b51e2d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-488efa9\" data-id=\"488efa9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361e81d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"361e81d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the period of mourning for Her late Majesty the Queen comes to an end, we thought it would be fitting to take a look at how the Pound Sterling has changed over the course of her long 70 year reign. 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