Decimal Currencies, Weights and Measures

Archive Report

Changeovers to the Decimal System

New Currencies in Commonwealth Countries

Technological Advances in science and industry and increasing international cooperation in those fields are spurring new interest in decimal systems of currency, weights and measures in countries still using non-decimal systems. It appears to be only a matter of time before Great Britain puts its currency, now peculiarly baffling to foreigners, on a decimal basis. Great Britain and other English-speaking nations are paying some attention also to the possibility of adopting the metric system of weights and measures.

There are two basic arguments for adoption of decimal systems, whether of currency, weights or measures: (1) simplicity and ease of computation because of constant ratios of 1:10:100; and (2) uniformity, facilitating international trade and other exchanges. Changes in ...

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