Original: Decimalisation In many countries where a pounds-shillings-pence £sd system (£1 = 20 shillings = 240 pence) was used, the process of decimalisation was carried out.
Simplified: Decimalisation In many countries where an £sd system (£1 = 20 shillings = 240 pence) is used, the process of decimalisation was carried out.