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  1. 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. Sterling is the world's oldest currency in continuous use since its inception.

  2. 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).

  3. 22 de mai. de 2024 · pound sterling, the basic monetary unit of Great Britain, divided (since 1971) decimally into 100 new pence. The term is derived from the fact that, about 775, silver coins known as “sterlings” were issued in the Saxon kingdoms, 240 of them being minted from a pound of silver, the weight of which

  4. 27 de jun. de 2016 · The British pound has its origins in continental Europe under the Roman era. Its name derives from the Latin word "poundus" meaning "weight". The £ symbol comes from an ornate L in Libra. 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.