Question: when did 10 shilling note go out of circulation?
Answer: 1970, 22 November 1970

The Bank of England 10s note was a banknote of the pound sterling . Ten shillings in pre-decimal money ( written 10s or 10 / - ) was equivalent to half of one pound . The ten - shilling note was the smallest denomination note ever issued by the Bank of England . The note was issued by the Bank of England for the first time in 1928 and continued to be printed until 1969 . The note ceased to be legal tender in 1970 and was removed in favour of the fifty pence coin .