The pound sterling £

The pound sterling can generally refer to the currency* of the United Kingdom (UK). The standard currency code is GBP (UKP is non-standard and sometimes wrongly used).

The sign for the pound is £ (or rarely just "L"). Both symbols derive from libra, the Latin word for "pound".

In the UK, in order to* distinguish the unit of currency from the unit of mass, and from other units of currency that have the same name, a pound is often referred to as a pound sterling or sometimes simply sterling.

The term “quid” is also* substituted in informal conversation for "pound(s) sterling". The sterling was originally a name for a silver penny* of 1/240 pound. In modern times the pound has replaced the penny as the basic unit of currency.

1. The pound is the currency of UK. True. False.	2. The symbol for the pound derives from the Latin word "libra". True. False
3. To distinguish the unit of currency from the unit of mass, sometimes the pound is also called pound sterling. True. False.	4. Quid is a slang term for pound. True. False.
5. Sterling was originally the name for a pound. True. False.

** The plural form of PENNY is PENCE **

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silver penny à penique de plata