Trainees sitting in classroom of Royal Mint training factory, Wales; 1968

MS sign reads, 'Royal Mint Training Factory', instructor speaks to male trainees sitting in classroom of Royal Mint training factory, the Royal Mint is one of Britain's oldest companies, the original maker of UK coins, production moved from London in 1968 as the site was too small for production, the new home in Llantrisant South Wales opened 1968, where a huge scale production begun, nearly six billion new decimal coins were manufactured to be released on ‘D Day’ Decimal Day 1971, the aim - to replace most of Britain's pounds, shillings, and pence with decimal coinage, Llantrisant, South Wales, UK; 1968 (BBC Wales - PEA5238D - AEWZ326B)