The pound is the name of the national currency and monetary unit in Britain. Sterling is mainly issued by the Bank of England, but there are also other issuers. The most commonly used symbol for the pound is. The currency code of ISO 42 17 adopted by the International Organization for Standardization is the pound. In addition to Britain, the currencies of British overseas territories are also denominated in British pounds, and the exchange rate with British pounds is fixed at 1: 1.

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It turns out that Pound's real name is Pound (Punde before1280) Sterling, the former is Pound, and the latter's "Stirling" is a proper term for 925 silver (925 silver and 75 brass in a thousand). Together, these two words mean that one pound is equal to one pound of silver with a purity of 925-this is the translation of "gold plating". Pound's abbreviation L (or lb) comes from Latin libra (weighing one pound), and when L is added with Shilling s (from the Roman monetary unit solidus), it becomes \ \ (obviously a beautified version).

Before 197 1, the British currency was divided into three grades: pound, shilling and penny. The symbol of the pound is penniless and too complicated, so this copper coin representing the smallest monetary unit was abandoned. Pence, the original text of penny, is the plural of penny, and its symbol D comes from denarius, the smallest monetary unit in Roman times.