Deborah Leach
Deborah wrote a poem
about decimal coins.
It is read by an actress:
"One hundred new pence
equal one pound.
The fifty pence piece
is not really round.
The ten and the five
remain as they were.
But different values
seem to occur.
The sixpence is with us
for eighteen months more.
After that we shall be
two and a half pence poor.
The tuppenny piece
is worth more than it sounds.
When changing back
to shillings and pounds.
The new penny piece
is lovely and bright,
And compared to the old
is reasonably light.
The halfpenny piece
is easily lost,
And banks won't accept it
at any cost.
All that remains for me to say
Is hurray, hurray for decimal day."
