> No doubt any attempt to correct it would be rapidly suppressed Wikipedia has consistent style rules around usage/conversion of currencies[1][2], so yes your

> No doubt any attempt to correct it would be rapidly suppressed Wikipedia has consistent style rules around usage/conversion of currencies[1][2], so yes your edit would probably be swiftly reverted if it didn't follow those. I'm not really sure why you're using such a conspiratorial tone. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Currencies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Date... [2] (From above page) "For obsolete currencies, provide an equivalent (formatted as a conversion) if possible, in the modern replacement currency (e.g. decimal pounds for historical pre-decimal pounds-and-shillings), or a US-dollar equivalent where there is no modern equivalent."