End of the Penny

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2204A
Date Released
2 Sep 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: End of the Penny. DESCRIPTION: The old penny, circulating since 1860, goes out of official use. SHOTLIST: GV extension of Royal Mint in London. MLS coins on trolley into furnace. BCU old penny. BCU threepenny piece (hexagonal). LS sack of coins opened. MS hand holding pennies. MCU threepenny pieces emptied onto spade. MS spade carried to furnace. CU coins emptied into furnace. MS & CU ditto. GV molten metal poured into ingots. CU molten metal. CU furnace operator. CU molten metal poured. MCU molten metal poured into ingots. MS ingots stacked. BCU old penny.
Keywords
Economics; History and archaeology
Locations
London
Card file number
97420
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'End of the Penny', British Movietone News Issue No. 2204A, 2 Sep 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29000 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)