Treasury launches campaign to encourage public to return round £1 coins before they become defunct next OctoberThe new 12-sided £1 coin will enter circulation on 28 March 2017 and the old-style coin will be defunct by mid-October, the Treasury has announced.The government is launching a campaign to encourage the public to return the round £1 coins. The Treasury estimates that £1.3bn worth of coins are stored in savings jars across the country. The current £1 coin accounts for almost a third of these. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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