the dollar sign is from whcih country?
2007-04-13 00:24:58 · 25 answers · asked by cindy tvxq 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
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 often used in place of "pound", depending on the region.
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, commonly used outside the UK, is not an official name of the currency.
2007-04-20 19:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by Sallie W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The symbol stands for the British Pound Sterling.
The dollar sign is from the USA.
2007-04-13 00:39:38 · answer #2 · answered by Kenneth L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That symbol is for the Pound Sterling in Great Britain and the dollar sign is from the United States
2007-04-13 00:35:13 · answer #3 · answered by David C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
British Pound.
2007-04-13 01:46:34 · answer #4 · answered by Ashna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pound
2007-04-20 09:43:35 · answer #5 · answered by 5375 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The symbol £ represents the pound currency which the United Kingdom uses.
2007-04-13 00:58:22 · answer #6 · answered by Eurogirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That sign is for British Pounds, used in England
2007-04-13 06:24:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brittish Pound
2007-04-18 13:49:39 · answer #8 · answered by zebra597 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The symbol is an abbreviation for Libra, the scales, a reference to weight.
Relative to money, it stands for Pounds Sterling, echoing back when a Pound was the value of a pound of Sterling (92.5% pure) silver.
(I just corrected the placement of the decimal point)
2007-04-13 19:39:06 · answer #9 · answered by h_brida 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great Britian it's the symbol for pound a form of british money.
2007-04-14 16:36:43 · answer #10 · answered by dizzymom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋