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The pound is the main unit of sterling, and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling.
- Pfund Sterling
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- Banknotes of the pound sterling
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- Pfund Sterling
The pound sterling ( GBP; £ or ₤ ), also called just the pound, is the official currency used in the United Kingdom. It is also used in British overseas territories and the British Crown dependencies of the Isle of Man, Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey. The pound is divided into 100 pence .
Anglo-Saxon era The pound was a unit of currency as early as 775AD in Anglo-Saxon England, equivalent to 1 pound weight of silver. This was a vast fortune in the 8th century. 928 Athelstan, the first King of England adopted sterling as the first national currency.
Learn about the origin and evolution of the pound sterling, the basic monetary unit of Great Britain, from Saxon times to decimalization in 1971. Find out the meaning and symbol of the pound and the penny, and how they are used in accounting and documents.
Dieses System hat sich in Großbritannien und Irland im Pfund Sterling bzw. Irischen Pfund bis 1971 erhalten. In Berlin war mindestens bis in die 1990er Jahre, in Köln bis zum Übergang zum Euro die Bezeichnung „Pfund“ für 20 Mark bekannt.
