pound sterling
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
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Summary
pound sterling is a currency[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,988 views/month, #3 of 601).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Instance of: pound[4]
- Named after: pound[5], sterling silver[6]
- Commons category: Pound Sterling[7]
- Currency sign: £[8]
- Central bank/issuer: Bank of England[9]
- Start time: July 27, 1694[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pound sterling[11]
- Applies to jurisdiction: United Kingdom[12], Gibraltar[13]
- Location of creation: Royal Mint[14]
- Depicted by: £[15]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18]
- Replaces: Anglo-Saxon pound[19], East African rupee[20], pound Scots[21]
- Replaced by: Australian pound[22]
- Native label: Pound Sterling[23]
- Short name: GBP (£)[24]
- Different from: Pound[25], Pfund[26]
- Price: 1.4746[27], 1.2763[28], 1.18[29], 1.180998[30], 1.246643[31]
- Conversion to standard unit: 1.434720229555237[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
- Unit symbol: £[34]
- Copyright status: copyrighted[35]
- Subdivision of this unit: penny[36]
Why It Matters
pound sterling has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 160 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]