Pound (currency)

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The pound, a unit of currency, originated in England as the value of a pound mass of silver[1]. For a long time, £1 worth of silver coins were a troy pound in mass.

Today, the term may refer to a number of current (primarily British and related) currencies, and a variety of now-obsolete currencies.

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[edit] Current currencies

Countries where the official currency is called "pound"
Countries where the official currency is called "pound"
  • Other currencies called pound:

[edit] Historical currencies

[edit] Currencies of the former British colonies in America (replaced by the US dollar)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Foreign and Commonwealth Office country profiles: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  3. ^ Foreign and Commonwealth Office country profiles: British Antarctic Territory
  4. ^ Foreign and Commonwealth Office country profiles: British Indian Ocean Territory