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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pound_sterlingPound sterling - Wikipedia

    Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound is the main unit of sterling, and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling.

  2. www.britannica.com › money › pound-sterlingPound sterling | History & Denominations | Britannica Money

    pound sterling, the basic monetary unit of Great Britain, divided (since 1971) decimally into 100 new pence. The term is derived from the fact that, about 775, silver coins known as “sterlings” were issued in the Saxon kingdoms, 240 of them being minted from a pound of silver, the weight of which.

  3. www.weforum.org › agenda › 2016A short history of the British pound | World Economic Forum

    27 de jun. de 2016 · Anglo-Saxon era. The pound was a unit of currency as early as 775AD in Anglo-Saxon England, equivalent to 1 pound weight of silver. This was a vast fortune in the 8th century. 928. Athelstan, the first King of England adopted sterling as the first national currency. He set up mints around the country to supply the growing nation.