pound sterling
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
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pound sterling
Summary
pound sterling is a currency[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,107 views/month, #3 of 601).[2]
Key Facts
- pound sterling is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
- pound sterling's instance of is recorded as currency[4].
- pound sterling's instance of is recorded as pound[5].
- pound is named after pound sterling[6].
- sterling silver is named after pound sterling[7].
- pound sterling's Commons category is recorded as Pound Sterling[8].
- pound sterling's currency sign is recorded as £[9].
- pound sterling's central bank/issuer is recorded as Bank of England[10].
- pound sterling began on July 27, 1694[11].
- pound sterling's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pound sterling[12].
- pound sterling's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
- pound sterling's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Gibraltar[14].
- pound sterling's location of creation is recorded as Royal Mint[15].
- pound sterling's depicted by is recorded as £[16].
- pound sterling's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[17].
- pound sterling's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
- pound sterling's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
- pound sterling's replaces is recorded as Anglo-Saxon pound[20].
- pound sterling's replaces is recorded as East African rupee[21].
- pound sterling's replaces is recorded as pound Scots[22].
- pound sterling's replaced by is recorded as Australian pound[23].
- pound sterling's native label is recorded as Pound Sterling[24].
- pound sterling's short name is recorded as GBP (£)[25].
- pound sterling's different from is recorded as Pound[26].
- pound sterling's different from is recorded as Pfund[27].
Body
Identity
pound sterling's short name is recorded as GBP (£)[25].
Why It Matters
pound sterling ranks in the top 0.5% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,107 views/month, #3 of 601).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 160 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]