2007-01-01 17:22:08 · 18 answers · asked by leo_3aug 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
sterling pounds
2007-01-01 17:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The official full name pound sterling (plural: pounds sterling) is used mainly in formal contexts and also when it is necessary to distinguish the currency used within the United Kingdom from others that have the same name. The currency name — but not the names of its units — is sometimes abbreviated to just "sterling", particularly in the wholesale financial markets; so "payment accepted in sterling", but never "that costs five sterling". The abbreviations "ster." or "stg." are sometimes used. The term British pound, used particularly by the U.S. media, is not an official name of the currency.
The pound (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), divided into 100 pence, is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies. The slang term "quid" is very common in the UK.
In foreign exchange trading circles, the GBP is also called the "Cable". This is because of the Trans-Atlantic cable that runs from the US to the UK.
Probably more than you ever wanted to know about the UK's currency, but I hope it was somewhat informative.
2007-01-04 22:51:38 · answer #2 · answered by financeguru 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The currency is called as the pound sterling or GBP (Great British Pounds).
2007-01-04 10:37:08 · answer #3 · answered by kbrindhaa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is a dumb question..then the dumbest answer is
"Sterling pound is the currency of UK"
2007-01-02 01:38:27 · answer #4 · answered by ubsmart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The British Pound (sterling pound)
2007-01-02 01:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by crissy9683 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sterling pound
2007-01-02 01:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by vasumadasu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-04 07:01:05 · answer #7 · answered by I.A.Khan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the currency in the UK is called "pounds" and eurodollars
2007-01-02 01:30:30 · answer #8 · answered by Michele H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their dollar equivalent is the Pound while their equivalent of a cent would be a Pence, although they are actually worth about twice as much.
2007-01-02 01:27:48 · answer #9 · answered by J W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great Britain pound ofcourse!
2007-01-02 01:29:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋