What happended in 1968?
Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Harold Wilson (Labour). US President is Lyndon B. Johnson. Ford Escort car introduced. Five and ten pence coins are introduced in the run-up to Decimalisation, as they are equivalent to one shilling and two shillings respectively. Olympics in Mexico City. The last steam train service runs. Postage divides to first and second class. M1 completed. The Trade Descriptions Act introduced. Nissan launches Datsun cars in UK.
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![]() | ![]() | Sovereigns | 1968 Gold Sovereign |