Finance and Economy - Currency - Decimalisation - London 1971

Operation check-point, the movement of cheques for pre-decimal clearance which started today (10/02/1971) when the banks closed, is explained by operation controller Mr Ian Donald (l). Interested listeners are Lord Fiske, Chairman of the Decimal Currency Board (c), and Mr Bernard Sharp (r) Chairman of the Banks Decimalisation Committee. Picture taken at the Control Centre in the City, run by Security Express.