The secret sculptor

Imagine having to work on a whole set of designs for six years in total secrecy… That was the challenge faced by sculptor Christopher Ironside. From 1962 it was clear the currency would be decimalised – but no one could say precisely when. Even so, it had to be planned for, so he was invited by the government to start work on designs as a top-secret mission. But in 1966, when Prime Minister James Callaghan publicly announced decimalisation was coming, he insisted on an open competition to design...