Decimal Day old coins were returned to the banks and in this way the bulk of them were quickly taken out of circulation. The new halfpenny, penny, and twopence coins were introduced on 15 February 1971. Within two weeks of Decimal Day, the old penny (1d) and old threepenny (3d) coins had left circulation, and old sixpences were becoming rare. On 31 August 1971, the 1d and 3d were officially withdrawn from circulation, ending the transition period. The government intended that in speech the new units would be called "new pence", but the public decided that it was clearer and quicker to
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.