pound sterling
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Etymology [edit]
The sterling was originally a silver penny. 240 of them made a pound.
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pound sterling (plural pounds sterling)
- The currency of the United Kingdom.
- 1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547
- Andrew Houſtoun and Adam Muſhet, being Tackſmen of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year.
- 1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547
Translations [edit]
currency of the UK
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External links [edit]
Pound sterling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia