List of British currencies
Topic: Finance
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A variety of currencies are tender in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and crown dependencies. This list covers all of those currently in circulation.
| Location | Native currency | Issuing authority |
|---|---|---|
|
Bank of England | |
|
Local, privately-issued sterling banknotes |
Issued by license of the Bank of England to Scotland's three largest clearing banks (the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank) |
|
Local, privately-issued sterling banknotes |
Issued under a licence of the Bank of England to four retail banks : Bank of Ireland, First Trust Bank, Danske Bank (formerly Northern Bank) and Ulster Bank.[1] |
|
Jersey pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins) |
Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Jersey[2] |
|
Guernsey pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins) |
Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Guernsey |
|
Manx pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins) |
Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Isle of Man Treasury |
|
Falkland Islands pound (parity with pound sterling) |
Government of the Falkland Islands |
|
Gibraltar pound (parity with pound sterling) Euro accepted unofficially in most establishments |
Government of Gibraltar |
|
Saint Helenian pound (parity with pound sterling) (US$ accepted in Ascension Island) |
Government of Saint Helena |
|
United States dollar (de facto)[3][4] |
|
|
United States dollar | |
|
Eastern Caribbean dollar (2.7EC$=1US$) |
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
|
Bermudian dollar (parity with United States dollar) |
Bermuda Monetary Authority |
|
Cayman Islands dollar (1KY$=1.2US$) |
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority |
|
New Zealand dollar |
Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
|
European Central Bank |
References
- ↑ "Current Banknotes". The Association of Commercial Banknote Issuers. http://www.acbi.org.uk/current_banknotes.php. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ↑ "Government of Jersey". http://www.gov.je/GOVERNMENT/DEPARTMENTS/TREASURYRESOURCES/Pages/index.aspx.
- ↑ "Country Profile: British Indian Ocean Territory (British Overseas Territory)". http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/country-profile/asia-oceania/british-indian-ocean-territory?profile=all.
- ↑ "The World Factbook". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/io.html.
- ↑ "British Indian Ocean Territory Currency". wwp.greenwichmeantime.com. 6 March 2013. http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/asia/british-indian-ocean-territory/currency-british-indian-ocean-territory/index.htm. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ Anderson, Joel. "Unusual Coins". https://www.joelscoins.com/oops.htm.
- ↑ "Home". http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.demtullpitcairn.com/2016JanFebMarch.pdf.
- ↑ (in en) Asia & Pacific Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report. Walden Publishing Limited. 2003. p. 245. ISBN 9781862170391.
See also
- Sterling area
- Bank of England
- Currencies of the British West Indies
- International status and usage of the euro
- Commonwealth banknote-issuing institutions
- List of countries by leading trade partners
- List of stock exchanges in the United Kingdom, the British Crown Dependencies and United Kingdom Overseas Territories
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