Pound sterling | |
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Punt sterling (Welsh) Punt Sasanach (Irish) Punt Sostynagh (Manx) Louis stèrling (Norman) Poond sterlin (Scots) Punnd Sasannach (Scottish Gaelic) Peuns sterling (Cornish) |
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All frequently used coins. The coins shown are those after the extensive 2008 redesign.
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | GBP |
Number | 826 |
Exponent | 2 |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | Penny |
Plural | pounds |
Penny | pence |
Symbol | £ |
Penny | p |
Nickname | quid |
Banknotes | |
Freq. used | £5, £10, £20, £50 |
Rarely used | £1, £100 (Neither is legal tender in England/Wales) |
Coins | |
Freq. used | 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2 |
Rarely used | 3p, 4p, 25p, £5, £20, £100, £500 (Silver Kilo), £1,000 (Gold Kilo) |
Demographics | |
Official user(s) |
9 British territories
Guernsey (local issue: Guernsey pound) Isle of Man (local issue: Manx pound) Jersey (local issue: Jersey pound) |
Unofficial user(s) | Zimbabwe |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Bank of England |
Website | www |
Printer |
printers
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Website | |
Mint | Royal Mint |
Website | www |
Valuation | |
Inflation | 1.8%, January 2017 |
Source | [5] |
Method | CPI |
Pegged by |
Falkland Islands pound (at par) Gibraltar pound (at par) Saint Helena pound (at par) Jersey pound (local issue) Guernsey pound (local issue) Manx pound (local issue) |
ERM | |
Since | 8 October 1990 |
Withdrawn | 16 September 1992 (Black Wednesday) |
Guernsey (local issue: Guernsey pound)
Isle of Man (local issue: Manx pound)
The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP [Great Britain Pound]), commonly known as the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory, and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence (singular: penny, abbreviated: p). A number of nations that do not use sterling also have currencies called the pound. At various times, the pound sterling was commodity money or bank notes backed by silver or gold, but it is currently fiat money, backed only by the economy in the areas where it is accepted. The pound sterling is the world's oldest currency still in use and which has been in continuous use since its inception.