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2. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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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. [ 4 ] Sterling is the world's oldest currency in continuous use since its inception. [ 6 ]

3. List of circulating fixed exchange rate currencies - Wikipedia

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   Fixed currency Anchor currency Rate (anchor / fixed) Abkhazian apsar: Russian ruble: 0.1 Alderney pound (only coins) [1]: Pound sterling: 1 Aruban florin: U.S. dollar: 1.79

4. Exchange rate - Wikipedia

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   The spot exchange rate is the current exchange rate, while the forward exchange rate is an exchange rate that is quoted and traded today but for delivery and payment on a specific future date. In the retail currency exchange market, different buying and selling rates will be quoted by money dealers.

5. Banknotes of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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   The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO 4217 currency code: GBP) is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Tristan da Cunha. The Bank of England has a legal monopoly of banknote issuance in England and Wales.

6. Pound (currency) - Wikipedia

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   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'. 1 2 The currency's symbol is '£', a stylised form of the blackletter 'L' ( ) (from libra), crossed to ...

7. List of circulating currencies - Wikipedia

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   U.S. dollar, the official currency of the United States, the world's dominant reserve currency and the most traded currency globally. Euro, the currency used by the most of countries and territories, the second-largest reserve currency and the second-most traded currency. Some currencies, such as the Abkhazian apsar, are not used in day-to-day ...

8. Foreign exchange market - Wikipedia

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   USD/ SEK exchange rate. USD/ CHF exchange rate. The foreign exchange market (forex, FX (pronounced "fix"), or currency market) is a global decentralized or over-the-counter (OTC) market for the trading of currencies. This market determines foreign exchange rates for every currency. It includes all aspects of buying, selling and exchanging ...

9. Cable (foreign exchange) - Wikipedia

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   Cable (foreign exchange) The term cable is a slang term used by foreign exchange traders to refer to the exchange rate between the pound sterling and US dollar. [1] The term originated in the mid-19th century, when the exchange rate between the US dollar and sterling began to be transmitted across the Atlantic by a submarine communications ...