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"This is Charlie. How d'you do? And how d'you do? And how d'you do again? He is pleased to meet you." - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Bucket appears in two of Roald Dahl's stories: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - which has been adapted into two films, an opera and a stage musical - and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

Charlie lives with his mother, his father and his four grandparents in a little wooden house near a great town. Well, he does the first time we meet him, anyway.

Charlie and his family don't have much money. That means they don't have much to eat. Which makes the fact that there is a great big Chocolate Factory in his very own town all the more difficult for poor Charlie. Because more than anything else, Charlie loves chocolate - Wonka chocolate especially. His very favourite is the Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight bar. You could even say this is his lucky bar. It is, after all, the bar that changes Charlie's life...

When he finds a Golden Ticket in that Wonka chocolate bar, Charlie's luck starts to change. From touring Mr Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory to bursting through its roof in the Great Glass Elevator, that little flash of gold is only the beginning of his adventures. Mr Wonka personally escorts him round his chocolate factory - then appoints him as his successor. He visits outer space with his entire family - and ends up outsmarting some very unpleasant Vermicious Knids. He witnesses his old grandparents return all the way to babyhood after some ill-advised experiments with Wonka Vite. Then, to top it all off, he gets invited to dinner at the White House.

And yet throughout all of his adventures, little Charlie keeps his cool. He really is, as Grandpa George says in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, "a fine little fellow."

On the big screen, the role of Charlie has been played by Peter Ostrum (in 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) and Freddie Highmore ( Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2005.)

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"This is Charlie. How d'you do? And how d'you do? And how d'you do again? He is pleased to meet you." - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie Bucket appears in two of Roald Dahl's stories: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - which has been adapted into two films, an opera and a stage musical - and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

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1p and 2p (copper)

5p, 10p, 20p and 50p (silver)

£ 1 (gold)

£ 2 (gold and silver)

All our coins bear HM The Queen's head on one side.
Portraits of kings and queens have been engraved on our coins for hundreds of years.

On the edge of our coins, the letters D.G.REG.F.D. always appear after the Queen's name. The letters stand for the Latin words Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensor, which means 'By the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith'. text taken from and copyright of projcetbritain.com

New coins in circulation 2009

A portcullis is grating of iron or wooden bars or slats, suspended in the gateway of a fortified place and lowered to block passage.

1p

A penny
It pictures the portcullis of Westminster Palace.
1 penny is often pronounced "one pee".
Issue Date
15 February 1971

2p

A two-pence piece can be referred to as tuppence or a tupenny.
It pictures the Prince of Wales feathers.

2 pence is often pronounced "two pee"

Issue Date
15 February 1971

5p

This coin shows the symbol of Scotland, the thistle.
On top of the thistle you can see the British crown.

5 pence is often pronounced "five pee"

Issue Date
Current and smaller version - June 1990
(Larger version introduced 1968, demonetised 1990)

10p

The 10 pence coin (about the size of a US Quarter) shows a lion.
For centuries the lion was a proud symbol of Britain's strength.
The lion is wearing the crown of the British Monarch.

10 pence is often pronounced "ten pee"

Issue date
Current and smaller version - September 1992
(Larger version introduced in 1968, demonetised in 1993)

20p

The 20 pence coin shows the Tudor Rose.
A rose is the national flower of England.
On top you can see the British crown.

20 pence is often pronounced "twenty pee"

Issue date
9 June 1982

50p

The 50 pence coin shows the picture of Britannia and a lion.
Both are symbols of Britain.

50 pence is often pronounced "fifty pee"

Issue date
Current and smaller version introduced September 1997
(Larger version introduced October 1969, demonetised in 1998)

£1 (1 pound)

There are many different pictures on the £1 coin to reflect the different countries of Britain: lions for England, a thistle for Scotland and a leek for Wales. The coin on the left shows the three lions of England.

The slang term for pound is quid.

Issue date
21 April 1983

£2 (2 pounds)

The design of the 2 pound coin represents technological development.
The edge lettering features the quote "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" by Sir Isaac Newton,

First Issued Date
15 June 1998

British notes Back to money used in England today
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1p and 2p (copper) 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p (silver) £ 1 (gold) £ 2 (gold and silver) All our coins bear HM The Queen's head on one side. Portraits of kings and queens have been engraved on our coins for hundreds of years. On the edge of our coins, the letters D.G.REG.F.D.

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World Time Map - More Than Just a Clock. Check current local time in the world, timezones, time change dates, summer time, daylight saving time 2016, online clock for your website.