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.
Extended data:
The British pound is the standard unit of currency in Britain, issued by the Bank of England and established in 1694. The original units of secondary currency were shillings and pennies, 1 pound was equal to 20 shillings, 1 shilling was equal to 1 2p, 197 1 February 15. The Bank of England adopted a new currency rounding system, and the unit of secondary currency was changed to new pence.
There are 5 10, 20 and 50 notes in circulation, as well as 1, 2,5 1 0, 20,50 new pence and1and 2 pound coins.
Baidu Encyclopedia-GBP