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Date: 17th December 1993
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 145
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P145 CEEFAX 145 Fri 17 Dec 16:17/10 PARLIAMENT FIVE PENCE PIECE ANNOYS PEERS Peers have been criticising the five pence coin during a debate on the appearance of currency. Repeated claims were made during a Lords debate that the five pence piece was too small. The Earl of Kinnoull described it as "poor-looking" and "insignificant". Lord Broadbridge said it was "a horrible little thing", but Lord Peston said he had found a use for it — as a weight to keep his tie straight. Next News Main News Diary UK Maps