Decimal Day use pennies or threepenny pieces, to pay them in multiples of 6d (p, the lowest common multiple of the two systems). Bus companies (at that time many state-owned by the National Bus Company) were another exception, going decimal on Sunday 21 February. Decimal Day itself went smoothly. Criticisms included the small size of the new halfpenny coin and the fact that some traders had taken advantage of the transition to raise prices. Some used new pennies as sixpences in vending machines. After 15 February, shops continued to accept payment in old coins, but always issued change in new coins. The
Coins of the Lithuanian litas Lithuanian Mint. They bear the year in which they were produced in. People sometimes complain that the coins are too heavy. "Lithuanian Mint" releases 3-6 commemorative coins yearly. In addition, there are 4 circulation commemorative coins released, all in 1 litas domination. They all are from a 75% copper and 25% nickel alloy. Coins of the Lithuanian litas The modern coinage of Lithuania was introduced in 1993. It is composed of coins denominated in "centas" (plurals "centai" and "centų") and "litas" (plurals "litai" and "litų") These coins are made from aluminium and therefore are white. The coins' edge is plain.