pound (unit of currency)

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currency unit unit of account

The pound is a traditional unit of currency used by several countries, historically linked to the British monetary system and typically subdivided into 100 smaller units such as pence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf currency unit ⓘ
unit of account ⓘ
hasAlternativeName pound ⓘ
pound sterling (for the UK variant) ⓘ
£ ⓘ
hasHistoricalBasis pound of silver ⓘ
hasHistoricalOrigin Roman libra (pound of weight) ⓘ
hasISOCodeExample EGP ⓘ
FKP ⓘ
GBP NERFINISHED ⓘ
GIP NERFINISHED ⓘ
LBP NERFINISHED ⓘ
SDG NERFINISHED ⓘ
SHP ⓘ
SSP ⓘ
SYP NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNameEtymology derived from Latin libra pondo ⓘ
hasSubdivisionTypical 100 pence ⓘ
100 piastres (for some Arab pounds) ⓘ
hasSymbol £ ⓘ
historicallyUsedInCountry Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
British colonies and protectorates NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
isCommonlyAbbreviatedAs £1 for one pound ⓘ
isLegalTenderInExample United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
isUsedFor denominating banknotes and coins ⓘ
pricing goods and services ⓘ
linkedToMonetarySystem British monetary system ⓘ
typicalDecimalizationYearExample 1971 (United Kingdom decimalization) GENERATED ⓘ
usedInCountry Ascension Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saint Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tristan da Cunha NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
wasTraditionallySubdividedInto 20 shillings (in pre-decimal British system) ⓘ
240 pence (in pre-decimal British system) ⓘ

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South Sudanese pound → namedAfter → pound (unit of currency) ⓘ