Guernsey pound

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The Guernsey pound is the local currency issued by the States of Guernsey, circulating alongside the British pound sterling and used primarily on the island of Guernsey.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Guernsey pound sterling 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf currency
local currency
acceptedIn United Kingdom (at discretion of retailers and banks)
banknoteIssuer States of Guernsey Policy Council
surface form: States of Guernsey
category Currencies of Europe
Currencies of the Channel Islands
Pound sterling
surface form: Pound (currency)
centralBank States of Guernsey Policy Council
surface form: States of Guernsey
circulatesAlongside Pound sterling
circulationStatus in circulation
coinIssuer States of Guernsey Policy Council
surface form: States of Guernsey
country Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Guernsey
denominationSystem pounds and pence
denominationType banknote
coin
exchangeability freely exchangeable at par with pound sterling within Guernsey
governingBody States of Guernsey Policy Council
hasFeature denominated in pounds and pence
distinct designs from Bank of England notes
hasLocalName Guernsey pound self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guernsey pound sterling
historicalLink Pound sterling
surface form: British pound sterling
ISO4217Code none
issuer Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: States of Guernsey
legalTenderIn Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Guernsey
localNotation GGP
monetaryAuthority States of Guernsey Policy Council
surface form: States of Guernsey
monetarySystem decimal
monetaryUnion Sterling area
notLegalTenderIn Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man

Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Jersey

United Kingdom
peggedAtParWith Pound sterling
peggedTo Pound sterling
region Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Channel Islands
regulatoryFramework Guernsey financial legislation
relatedCurrency Jersey pound
Manx pound
Northern Ireland
surface form: Northern Ireland banknotes

Scottish banknotes
subunit penny
subunitToUnitRatio 100
symbol £
usedFor domestic transactions in Guernsey
tourism-related payments in Guernsey
usedIn Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Alderney

Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Guernsey
usedPrimarilyOn Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: island of Guernsey
valueRelation 1 Guernsey pound = 1 pound sterling

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: Channel Islands
Jethou currency Guernsey pound
Sark currency Guernsey pound
Herm hasCurrency Guernsey pound
Guernsey pound hasLocalName Guernsey pound self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guernsey pound sterling
Saint Peter Port usesCurrency Guernsey pound