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Shopping ■■■ I ■ B w MWMSN from DC Day Helpful hints on howto use dollars and dollars and cents. However, they may be used cents in your everyday life for doiiar/cent shopping in lots of 6d (which . is exactly sc). Simpler money: Dollars and cents simplify our . .. . money, make it easier to use. Each 10/- Writing in dollars and cents: The following becomes $l, so each £1 is $2, the dollar symbols are recommended: the dollar symbol divides into 100 cents. Each Shilling is 10 cents is a single-barred $, the cent is a simple small c. (instead of 12 pence). So each cent is worth So fifty-five dollars should be written as $55 ntnanro (or $55.00). Three dollars fifty cents as $3.50. P * Eight cents as 8c or 8 cents (or $0.08). From changeover day July 10 you’ll use both R ernem ber, if you use the $ sign always have kinds of money There’s no need to change one fj gure between the $ and the decimal point your money just because of DC Day. One kind |j ke this: of money is as good as the other. And, because $1 80 $O.BO July 10 is only the beginning of the changeover A| have tWQ fj after the decima | point you II continue to use both kinds of money for to sh y QW the number of centS- However> jf hand some time. All shops will accept either cur- wr j t j n g a cheque, always remember to use a renc y* hyphen like this £?/") Banknotes: £.s.d bank notes will be withdrawn *£ / OC/ from DC Day. Complete withdrawal should only Speaking in do || ars and cents: | t will be enough take a few weeks. This is no problem because to .. tvvo do | larSi ten „ for two dollars and dollar notes can be used in £.s.d shopping. You ten cents $2.10 simply use a $1 note as 10/-, a $2 note as £l. While they are circulating, £.s.d notes can Changing prices to dollars and cents: Whole be used in dollar/cent shopping. Just use 10/- pound and whole shilling prices convert easily as $l, £1 as $2. to dollar and cent prices. Each £1 is $2 and These are the values of the new dollar notes: each 1 /' * s 10c - See . these examples. . $1 (brown) = 10/- $lO (blue) =£s£l is $2; £4.10.0 is $9; 5/-is 50c* $2 (mauve) =£l $2O (green) = £lO 17/- is $1.70 $5 (orange) = £2.10.0 $lOO (red) = £5O All prices ending in 6d also convert .exactly:> (this is a new value) 6d 5c 3/6 js 35c Coins: Just as £.s.d and dollar notes are -inter- However, penny prices do not convert exactly, changeable, so are the following £.s.d coins so y OU w ;n need to remember this chart:and their cent equivalents. Below are the values of the new coins: MWIBM CM 101119 5c is 6d; 10c is 1/-; 20c is 2/-; 50c is 5/- IKaESii ,-n i f 8 910 The lc and 2c coins, being worth 1% pence and SAME DROP ONE DROP TWO 2% pence respectively, are suitable mainly for tn Brti d hPP 8 y° u haven ' l the ri e ht amount always offer a in ots of 5c (exactly equal to 6d). _ little — t the sixpence. This way Half-pennies, pennies and threepences on the change w time, other hand are suitable mainly Tor £.s.d shop- 3 6 ping, because they have no exact equivalent in So you see, shopping will be easy from DC Day. Cut this Information I 1 ■ out and keep it handy U M Remember- "—A only 6 weeks to go to D.C. day! ca Issued by the Decimal Currency Board.