2021 Winners

Decimalisation Short Story Competition

As part of our celebration of the anniversary of Decimalisation, the Royal Mint Museum hosted a short-story competition open to all year five and year six primary school pupils in Wales. Pupils were asked to write a short story of no more than 500 words inspired by Decimal Day in 1971 and the change to decimal money.

The winning entry was written by 10-year-old Rhys Davies. Rhys' delightful story, 'The Life of an Old Shilling' follows the journey of a pre-decimal coin in circulation. 

His story was chosen by guest judge, and celebrated children’s author, Eloise Williams. As part of his prize, Rhys's story was beautifully brought to life by artist and illustrator Rebecca Green.

You can find all the winning stories below.