List of British currencies
A variety of currencies are tender in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and crown dependencies. This list covers all of those currently in circulation.
Location | Native currency | Issuing authority |
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| Sterling | Bank of England |
| Issued by license of the Bank of England to Scotland's three largest clearing banks (the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank) | |
| Issued under a licence of the Bank of England to four retail banks : Bank of Ireland, First Trust Bank, Danske Bank (formerly Northern Bank) and Ulster Bank.[1] | |
Jersey pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins) | Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Jersey[2] | |
Guernsey pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins) | Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Guernsey | |
Manx pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins) | Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Isle of Man Treasury | |
Falkland Islands pound (parity with pound sterling) | ||
Gibraltar pound (parity with pound sterling) | ||
Saint Helenian pound (parity with pound sterling) | ||
United States dollar (de facto)[3][4] | ||
United States dollar | ||
Eastern Caribbean dollar (2.7EC$=1US$) | ||
Bermudian dollar (parity with United States dollar) | ||
Cayman Islands dollar (1KY$=1.2US$) | ||
New Zealand dollar | ||
References
- ^ "Current Banknotes". The Association of Commercial Banknote Issuers. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Government of Jersey".
- ^ "Country Profile: British Indian Ocean Territory (British Overseas Territory)". Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "The World Factbook". Archived from the original on 12 June 2007.
- ^ "British Indian Ocean Territory Currency". wwp.greenwichmeantime.com. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Anderson, Joel. "Unusual Coins". Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Home". BIOT Post Office. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Asia & Pacific Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report. Walden Publishing Limited. 2003. p. 245. ISBN 9781862170391.
See also
- Sterling area
- Bank of England
- Currencies of the British West Indies
- International status and usage of the euro
- Commonwealth banknote-issuing institutions
- List of countries by leading trade partners
- List of stock exchanges in the United Kingdom, the British Crown Dependencies and United Kingdom Overseas Territories
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- 1/2p
- 1p
- 2p
- 5p
- 10p
- 20p
- 50p
- £1
- £2
- Quarter farthing (1/16d.) (Ceylon)
- Third farthing (1/12d.) (Malta)
- Half farthing (1/8d.)
- Farthing (1/4d.)
- Halfpenny (1/2d.)
- Penny (1d.)
- Three halfpence (1+1/2d.) (Ceylon & West Indies)
- Twopence (2d.)
- Threepence (3d.)
- Fourpence (4d.)
- Sixpence (6d.)
- Shilling (1/–)
- Fifteen pence (1/3d.) (Australia)
- Florin (2/–)
- Half crown (2/6d.)
- Double florin (4/–)
- Crown (5/–)
- Quarter guinea (5/3d.)
- Third guinea (7/–)
- Half sovereign (10/–)
- Half guinea (10/6d.)
- Sovereign (£1)
- Guinea (£1/1/–)
- Double sovereign (£2)
- Two guineas (£2/2/–)
- Five pounds (£5)
- Five guineas (£5/5/–)
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- Sterling (currency)
- Sterling banknotes
- List of British banknotes and coins
- List of British currencies
- Jubilee coinage
- Old Head coinage
- Scottish coinage
- Coins of Ireland
- List of people on coins of the United Kingdom