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	Pound (currency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The pound, a unit of currency, originated (at least in Britain) as the value of a pound mass of silver.
		Australian pound (until 1966, replaced by the Australian dollar) note: the Australian pound was also used in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Nauru, New Hebrides and Papua and New Guinea.
		The Australian pound was replaced in the New Hebrides in 1977 by the New Hebrides franc.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pound_(currency) (720 words)

	Pound (currency) - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		British Pound sterling or GBP (Great Britain Pound), issued by the Bank of England for use in England and Wales, and related currencies issued in other parts of the British Isles and British overseas territories.
		Irish pound, the former currency of the Republic of Ireland
		The symbol for the pound, particularly with respect to the pound sterling in the UK and its possessions, is a script capital letter L crossed by a horizontal bar or bars: £.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/p/o/u/Pound_(currency).html (215 words)

	Pound Sterling article - Pound Sterling currency United Kingdom British coinage Pound coin British banknotes - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As a unit of currency, the term pound originates from the value of a troy pound of high purity silver known as sterling silver.
		Sterling (with a basic currency unit of the Tealby Penny, rather than the Pound) was introduced as the English currency by King Henry II in 1158, though the name Sterling wasn't acquired until later.
		The Pound was made fully convertible in 1946 as a condition for receiving a US loan of 3.75 billion US dollars in the aftermath of World War II.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Pound_Sterling (1408 words)

	Pound
		The pound is the name for at least three different units of mass: the pound (avoirdupois), the troy pound, and the obsolete imperial pound.
		The term pound is also the used for the unit of currency[?] in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Egypt, and, before January 1, 2002, Ireland: see pound (currency).
		The pound, a unit of mass, should not be confused with the pound-force, a unit of force or weight.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/lb/Lb.html (612 words)

	Currency - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Currencies can be classified as either floating currencies or fixed currencies based on their exchange rate regime.
		Currency evolved from two basic innovations: the use of counters to assure that shipments arrived with the same goods that were shipped, and the use of silver ingots to represent stored value in the form of grain.
		It was with Archimedes' principle that the next link in currency occurred: coins could now be easily tested for their fine weight of metal, and thus the value of a coin could be determined, even if it had been shaved, debased or otherwise tampered with (see Numismatics).
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Currency (2713 words)

	Pound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pound (mass), various units of mass or weight
		Pound (currency), a unit of currency in various countries
		A pound is also a customary greeting in which two individuals touch fists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pound (148 words)

	Pound (currency) - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As a unit of currency, the term pound originates from the value of a Troy pound weight (Latin libra), of high purity silver, and is the currency unit of a number of countries:
		Pound is also the name for the former currency of the Republic of Ireland, the Irish pound.
		The symbol for the pound, particularly with respect to the pound sterling legal tender in the UK and pegged to the pounds of her possessions, is a script capital letter L pierced horizontally with an endash or an equal:
	www.biocrawler.com /w/index.php/Pound_(currency) (368 words)

	Pound (currency)
		It is also the name for the (former) currency of the Republic of Ireland, the Irish Pound, replaced by the Euro in 1999.
		The symbol for the pound, particularly with respect to the pound sterling legal tender in the UK and her possessions, is a script capital letter L pierced horizontally with an endash or an equal:
		The same £ symbol was used in Italy and the Republic of Ireland for the cognate lira and the Irish pound respectly, before the Euro was introduced in these countries (although in recent times the official symbol for the Italian Lira has been a capital L).
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/po/pound__currency_.html (198 words)

	pound - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Pound (currency), monetary unit of the United Kingdom, represented by the symbol £.
		On the basis of gold content, the pound as represented by a gold...
		Pound, Ezra (1885-1972), American poet, critic, editor, and translator, considered one of the foremost American literary figures of the 20th...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /pound.html (91 words)

	Pound Sterling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The basic currency unit of Sterling is now the pound - hence Pound Sterling, which strictly speaking refers to the currency unit rather than the currency.
		As a unit of currency, the term pound originates from the value of a Troy pound weight of high purity silver known as sterling silver.
		A variation on the gold standard was re-introduced in 1926, under which the currency was pegged to the gold price, although people were only able to exchange their currency for gold bullion, rather than for coins.
	usapedia.com /p/pound-sterling-1.html (642 words)

	Coin Collecting - Modern currencies and countries (A-F)
		An interim currency pegged to the German Deutsche Mark (DM) at a rate of 1 to 1, the marka (or Konvertibilna marka, "conversion mark" KM) was introduced on June 22 1998, to replace the Bosnian Dinar (BD) at a rate of 100 BD to 1 KM.
		The United States Dollar became the principal national currency from March 2000 and was formally adopted as the national currency on September 9, 2000; the pegged value of the Sucre (S/.) the former national currency, to the U. dollar from March 2000 was S/.
		FYROM left the Yugoslav currency area in September 1991, utilizing a local coupon alone until May 1992, when a transitional local currency, the denar, was introduced.
	www.fleur-de-coin.com /e-library/currencies.asp (5236 words)

	World Currencies and Abbreviations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		three-letter currency abbreviation (e.g., GBP 10 for £10).
		The currency abbreviations that are most commonly seen, and required in E-mail and news, are those which have symbols in the ISO 8859/1 (Latin 1) character set.
		Currencies are revalued without a change of name or revalued with a change of name or change name without being revalued.
	www.jhall.demon.co.uk /currency (1533 words)

	Pound Currency Symbol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pound (currency) As a unit of currency, the term pound originates from the value of a Troy Quick Facts about: pound.
		The symbol for the pound, particularly with respect to the pound sterling legal...
		former) currency of the Republic of Ireland, the Irish Pound, replaced by the Euro in 1999.
	www.e-currency-converter.info /13/pound-currency-symbol.html (297 words)

	Pound - Gurupedia
		The term pound used for the unit of currency in several countries: see pound (currency).
		The pound (avoirdupois) or international pound, abbreviation 'lb' or sometimes # in the U.S., is the mass unit defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms (or 453.59237 grams).
		In the United States, the pound has been officially defined as a unit of mass and defined in relation to the
	www.gurupedia.com /l/lb/lb.htm (702 words)

	Banque du Liban: Lebanese Banknotes
		Following the downfall of the Ottoman Empire in September 1918, the Turkish pound was replaced by a sterling-based Egyptian currency (issued by a private British institution) as legal tender in the states under the joint French and British mandate.
		In 1937, two years before the expiry of the 15-year period, the BSL was extended for another 25 years to issue in Lebanon a Lebanese currency separate from the Syrian currency, both of which could be used interchangeably in either state.
		Although the currency was Lebanese in name, it remained a disguised French franc until 1941, when it was linked to the pound sterling after the defeat of France and the invasion of Lebanon by the allied forces.
	www.bdl.gov.lb /paysys/lbp/banknote.htm (397 words)

	British Currency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Guinea was 21 Shillings or one Pound and one Shilling.
		After decimalisation, the new penny (100th of a Pound) was worth 2.4 old pennies (240th of a Pound), so each time something went up in price it was by a minimum of 2.4 old pennies but sounded the same.
		When the decimalised the currency, 1p (A New Penny) was worth 2.4 old ones, so they retained the "Half" concept explaining that a new "Half" was worth almost the same as an old penny, in other words actual prices wouldn't change.
	www.tames.net /ramblings/uk-currency.htm (879 words)

	Great Britain Pound (GBP) Currency Information InsideAirports.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Great Britan Pound is also traded on the FOREX currency exchange market.
		Bank notes and coins issues in Scotland are accepted as legal tender in the rest of the UK that accepts the pound.
		Currency issued by banks in the Channel Islands are not accepted as legal tender and must be converted to British Pounds.
	www.insideairports.com /currencies/gbp.asp (105 words)

	Who shorted British pound? Currency fell 6% in 10 days before London terror attacks
		The pound fell about 6 percent (approximately 1.82 to 1.72) against the dollar for no apparent reason – until, of course, the terror attacks sent the British markets reeling still further.
		The fall did not go unnoticed by investigators, who are wondering whether the terrorist masterminds behind the attacks decided to make some money on their action or whether other investors with inside information about possible attacks took advantage of that knowledge.
		"Currencies of establish countries simply do not fall that fast based upon any kind of economic or financial analysis," said the economist.
	infowars.net /Pages/Jul05/170705pound.html (700 words)

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		Their recommendation was for a ‘Currency Authority domiciled in Libya and composed in part of Libyan nationals and in part of foreign experts.’ As a currency unit, they recommended a value equivalent to four shillings sterling – divided into 100 parts.
		The Libyans insisted that the unit of currency be called the Libyan Pound, that it be equal to one pound sterling, and that it should be divided into 100 piastres and 1000 millièmes.
		The Currency Commission was officially advised in October 1955 of the Government’s intention to establish the central bank, whereupon the Currency Commission undertook to continue their duties until the bank could be established.
	www.pjsymes.com.au /articles/Libya-cc.htm (4626 words)

	Calculator for Pound Sterling (GBP) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Enter the amount to be converted in the box to the left of the currency and press the "convert" button.
		Pound Sterling is the currency in Channel Islands, Isle of Man, and United Kingdom (England, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, GB, GBR, UK).
		Pound Sterling is also known as the British Pound, the United Kingdom Pound, UKP, STG, the English Pound, British Pound Sterling, BPS, and Sterlings.
	coinmill.com /GBP_calculator.html (534 words)

	Pound Currency after Quicken File Conversion [Microsoft (MS) Money FAQ and Help]
		Change the BASE and planner currencies and investments to 'British Pound' also (see FAQ Article 337 and FAQ Article 338 for more information on the Base and Planning Base currencies).
		The currency on an investment is defined by the country it is assigned to, so you should change the country/region to something else, and then change them to United Kingdom.
		Alternatively, you could change the currency in Quicken to use the 'British Pound' currency before you perform the conversion, as that would avoid the problem after conversion.
	money.mvps.org /faq/article/38.aspx (366 words)

	Forex Traders Chat Room Forex history
		Currency rates are equal to ratios of currency units of different countries relative to each other.
		The rates are expressed in units of the second currency per unit of the first one.
		Thus, a bull market or a bear market for a currency is defined in terms of the outlook for its relative value against other currencies.
	www.forextraderschat.com (561 words)

	Guardian International Currency Egypt Pound (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The currency of Egypt is called the Pound (pl. Pounds).
		Pound banknotes are issued in the following denominations: 0.25, 0.50, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Pounds.
		Local currency import and export is limited to 5000 Pounds.
	www.guardianfx.com /information/africa/egypt.html (99 words)

	pound - Wiktionary
		A unit of mass, depending on the system used consisting of either 16 or 12 corresponding ounces (approximately 454 or 373 grams respectively).
		A unit of currency used in Cyprus; Egypt; Lebanon; the United Kingdom and its dependencies; and formerly in the Republic of Ireland (which now uses the euro).
		(unit of currency): punt (the former Irish currency), pound sterling (the UK currency), sterling (the UK currency)
	en.wiktionary.org /wiki/pound (213 words)

	Pound (currency) at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As a unit of currency, the term pound originates from the value of a Troy pound weight of high purity silver, and is or was the currency unit of a number of countries:
		The symbol for the pound, particularly with respect to the pound sterling legal tender in the UK and her possessions, and the Irish Pound, is a script capital letter L pierced horizontally with an endash or an equal:
		The same symbol was used in Italy for the lira before its replacement by the euro.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Pound_(currency).html (172 words)

	Sterling currency \| Bureau de Change \| UK Pound Sterling exchange rate
		England has enjoyed a relatively stable single national currency with an unbroken history of over 900 years, and the origins of the pound Sterling go back even further still.
		A weak pound against the euro exchange rate means exports are expensive, which is bad for British Exporters and good for European Exporters.
		A strong pound against the euro exchange rate is good for British exporters to Europe.
	www.bureau-de-change.net /sterling.htm (801 words)

	Guardian International Currency English Pound Sterling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The import and export of all currencies is free.
		Although not currently a participant in the new European Union currency, the EURO, it is expected that England will join in the future.
		A five pound note usually lasts a year, while a 50 Pound note generally lasts 3 to 4 years.
	www.guardianfx.com /information/europe/england.html (192 words)

	Bloomberg.com: U.K. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The U.K. currency is also poised for its biggest annual decline since 1992, when the pound slid almost 20 percent.
		The pound has lost almost 11 percent versus the dollar this year, its biggest annual drop since September 1992, when international currency speculators forced the currency out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism.
		That was a system for tying the pound and other currencies' values to that of the now defunct German currency, the deutsche mark.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=aQe3NVFNG3vE&refer=uk (886 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The U.S. currency is down 9.1 percent against the euro in the past three months and 6 percent compared with the yen as Federal Reserve policy makers, including Chairman Alan Greenspan, said foreign investors may tire of funding the shortfall in the current account.
		The pound rose as high as $1.9187, the strongest since George Soros won a $1 billion bet that the U.K. would fail to maintain its peg against European currencies.
		The pound's gain took it to its highest against the dollar since before the U.K. was forced to leave a system of pegging its currency to those of other European Union members.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=a7svDbBMT.yA&refer=home (985 words)

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