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17 December 2012

British currency!!!

The British currency is the pound sterling. The sign for the pound is

The pound (pound sign) is made up of 100 pence (p).
The singular of pence is "penny". The symbol for the penny is "p"; hence an amount such as 50p is often pronounced "fifty pee" rather than "fifty pence".
We have both coins and banknotes.
Current coins are:
1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence, 1 pound, and 2 pounds.






Current banknotes are:
the 5 pound note, the 10 pound note, the 20 pound note and the 50 pound note.


1 comment:

  1. how can i get hold of some of these for my classes thanks

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