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Factory worker operating pressing machine, Wales; 1968

GVs factory worker (Mr Les Cowley) operating pressing machine in Royal Mint Factory, the Royal Mint is one of Britain's oldest companies, theÌýoriginal maker of UK coins, production moved from London in 1968 as the site was too small for production, the new home in Llantrisant South Wales opened 1968, where a huge scale production begun, nearly six billion new decimal coins were manufactured to be released on ‘D Day’ Decimal Day 1971, the aim - to replace most of Britain's pounds, shillings, and penceÌýwith decimal coins, Llantrisant, South Wales, UK; 1968 (BBC Wales - PEA5238D - AEWZ326B)
GVs factory worker (Mr Les Cowley) operating pressing machine in Royal Mint Factory, the Royal Mint is one of Britain's oldest companies, theÌýoriginal maker of UK coins, production moved from London in 1968 as the site was too small for production, the new home in Llantrisant South Wales opened 1968, where a huge scale production begun, nearly six billion new decimal coins were manufactured to be released on ‘D Day’ Decimal Day 1971, the aim - to replace most of Britain's pounds, shillings, and penceÌýwith decimal coins, Llantrisant, South Wales, UK; 1968 (BBC Wales - PEA5238D - AEWZ326B)
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Date created:
December 18, 1968
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