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The pound ( sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, [4] and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, [5] often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling.
A libra esterlina ou simplesmente libra (em inglês pound, plural pounds, informal pound sterling, ou pounds sterling, formal) é a moeda oficial do Reino Unido. Desde 15 de fevereiro de 1971 e da adoção do sistema decimal, ela é dividida em 100 pence (singular: penny ).
Pound is the name of various units of currency. It is used in some countries today and previously was used in many others. The English word "pound" derives from the Latin expression lībra pondō, in which lībra is a noun meaning 'pound' and pondō is an adverb meaning 'by weight'.
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.
22 de mai. de 2024 · Recent News. May 21, 2024, 6:57 AM UTC (Reuters) Sterling set to break 7-day winning streak versus euro before data. May 9, 2024, 7:14 AM UTC (Reuters) Sterling slips ahead of BoE rate decision. pound sterling, the basic monetary unit of Great Britain, divided (since 1971) decimally into 100 new pence.
27 de jun. de 2016 · 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.
History. An example of a provincial English banknote: a £1 note issued in 1814 by the Gloucester Old Bank. Until the middle of the 19th century, privately owned banks in Great Britain and Ireland were free to issue their own banknotes.
