Pound (currency)

• Saint Helenian pound in St Helena, Ascension Island
  Ascension Island
  
  Ascension Island is an isolated island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean, around from the coast of Africa, and from the coast of South America....
   and Tristan da Cunha
  Tristan da Cunha
  
  Tristan da Cunha is a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean, 2,816 km from South Africa and 3,360 km from South America....
  ;
• Falkland pound in the Falkland Islands
  Falkland Islands
  
  The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located from the coast of Argentina, west of the Shag Rocks , and north of the British Antarctic Territory ....
  ;
• Gibraltar pound
  Gibraltar pound
  
  The pound is the currency of Gibraltar. It is exchangeable with the UK pound sterling at par value....
   in Gibraltar
  Gibraltar
  
  Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The territory shares a border with Spain to the north....
  .

• Other currencies called pound:

• Egyptian pound
  Egyptian pound
  
  The Egyptian pound or gineih is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 qirsh , or 1000 malleem .The ISO 4217 code is EGP....
  
• Lebanese pound
  Lebanese pound
  
  The Lebanese pound is the currency unit of Lebanon. It is divided into 100 qirsh or piastres but inflation has eliminated the subdivisions....
  
• Sudanese pound
  Sudanese pound
  
  The Sudanese pound is the currency of Sudan. Arabic names for the denominations appear on Sudanese coins, whilst both Arabic and English appear on the country's banknotes....
  
• Syrian pound
  Syrian pound
  
  The Syrian pound is the currency of Syria and is issued by the . The pound is subdivided into 100 qirsh , although coins in qirsh are no longer issued....
  

Historical currencies

• Anglo-Saxon pound (Anglo-Saxon
  Anglo-Saxons
  
  Anglo-Saxons is the term usually used to describe the invading tribes in the south and east of Great Britain starting from the early 5th century AD, and their creation of the English nation, lasting until the Norman conquest of England of 1066....
   England
  England
  
  native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
  )
• Australian pound
  Australian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Australia until 1966. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
   (until 1966, replaced by the Australian dollar
  Australian dollar
  
  The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Islandss of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu....
  ). The Australian pound was also used in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
  Gilbert and Ellice Islands
  
  The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were a United Kingdom protectorate from 1892 and colony from 1916 until 1 January 1976 when the islands were divided into two different colonies which became independent nations shortly after....
  , Nauru
  Nauru
  
  Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island nation in the Micronesian Pacific Ocean....
  , New Hebrides
  New Hebrides
  
  New Hebrides was the colonial name for an island group in the Pacific Ocean that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. The New Hebrides were colonized by both the United Kingdom and France in the 18th century shortly after Captain James Cook visited the islands....
   and Papua and New Guinea. It was replaced in the New Hebrides in 1977 by the New Hebrides franc
  New Hebrides franc
  
  The franc was the currency of the Anglo-French Condominium of the Pacific island group of the New Hebrides . It circulated alongside British and later Australian currency....
  .
• Bahamian pound
  Bahamian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of the Bahamas until 1966. It was equivalent to the pound sterling and was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
   (until 1966, replaced by the Bahamian dollar
  Bahamian dollar
  
  The dollar has been the currency of The Bahamas since 1966. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively B$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies....
  )
• Bermudian pound (until 1970, replaced by the Bermudian dollar)
• Biafran pound
  Biafran pound
  
  The Biafran pound was the currency of the breakaway Republic of Biafra between 1967 and 1970.The 1967 series of banknotes had no value outside of Biafra....
   (1968 to 1970, replaced by the Nigerian pound
  Nigerian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Nigeria between 1907 and 1973. Until 1958, Nigeria used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency....
  )
• British West African pound

• in British Cameroon replaced by the CFA franc
  CFA franc
  
  The CFA franc is a currency used in twelve formerly France-ruled African countries, as well as in Guinea-Bissau and in Equatorial Guinea . The ISO 4217s are XAF for the Central African CFA franc and XOF for the West African CFA franc....
   in 1961
• in Gambia, replaced by the Gambian pound
  Gambian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of the Gambia between 1907 and 1971. Until 1966, Gambia used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency....
   in 1968
• in Ghana
  Ghana
  
  The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders C?te d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south....
  , replaced by the Ghanaian pound
  Ghanaian pound
  
  The Ghanaian pound was the currency of Ghana between 1958 and 1965. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny. Until 1958, Ghana used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency....
   in 1958
• in Liberia
  Liberia
  
  Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, C?te d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean....
  , replaced by the U.S. dollar in 1943
• in Nigeria
  Nigeria
  
  Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
  , replaced by the Nigerian pound
  Nigerian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Nigeria between 1907 and 1973. Until 1958, Nigeria used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency....
   in 1958
• in Sierra Leone
  Sierra Leone
  
  Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea in the northeast, Liberia in the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest....
  , replaced by the leone
  Sierra Leonean leone
  
  The leone is the currency of Sierra Leone. It is subdivided into 100 cents. The ISO 4217 code is SLL and the leone is abbreviated as Le placed before the amount....
   in 1964

• Canadian pound
  Canadian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Canada until 1858. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny. In Lower Canada, the sou was used, worth ? penny....
   (until 1859, replaced by the Canadian dollar
  Canadian dollar
  
  The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies....
  )
• Cypriot pound
  Cypriot pound
  
  The pound, also known as the lira , was the currency of Cyprus, including the Sovereign Base Areas in Akrotiri and Dhekelia, until 31 December 2007, when the Republic of Cyprus adopted the euro....
   (Cyprus and Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
  Akrotiri and Dhekelia
  
  The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two UK-administered areas on the island of Cyprus that comprise the Sovereign Base Areas British overseas territories of the United Kingdom....
  , until 1 January 2008, replaced by the euro
  Euro
  
  The euro is the official currency of 16 out of 27 European Union member state of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain....
  )
• Fijian pound
  Fijian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Fiji between 1873 and 1969. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
   (until 1969, replaced by the Fijian dollar
  Fijian dollar
  
  The dollar has been the currency of Fiji since 1969 and was also the currency between 1867 and 1873. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively FJ$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies....
  )
• Gambian pound
  Gambian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of the Gambia between 1907 and 1971. Until 1966, Gambia used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency....
   (1968 to 1971, replaced by the dalasi
  Gambian dalasi
  
  The dalasi is the currency of the Gambia. It is subdivided into 100 bututs. The dalasi was adopted in 1971. It replaced the Gambian pound at a rate of 1 pound = 5 dalasi, i.e., 1 dalasi = 0.2 pound = 4 shillings....
  )
• Ghanaian pound
  Ghanaian pound
  
  The Ghanaian pound was the currency of Ghana between 1958 and 1965. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny. Until 1958, Ghana used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency....
   (1958 to 1965, replaced by the cedi
  Ghanaian cedi
  
  The cedi is the unit of currency of Ghana. One cedi is divided into one hundred pesewas. The present cedi was introduced on July 3, 2007, and was equal to 10,000 old cedi when redenomination saw four zeros lopped off the value....
  )
• Irish pound
  Irish pound
  
  The Irish pound or punt ?ireannach was the currency of Republic of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix ?, or IR? where confusion might have arisen with the pound sterling or other pound ....
   (Irish: Punt na hÉireann) (until 2002, replaced by the euro
  Euro
  
  The euro is the official currency of 16 out of 27 European Union member state of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain....
  )
• Israeli pound
  Israeli pound
  
  The Israeli lira or Israel pound was the currency of Israel from shortly after the creation of the state in 1948 until 1980. Until 1952, the name used on the notes of the Anglo-Palestine Bank was Palestine pound, in Hebrew ???? ?"? ....
  , also known as the Israeli lira (until 1980, replaced by the sheqel
  Israeli sheqel
  
  The sheqel was the currency of Israel between February 24, 1980 and December 31, 1985. The sheqel was subdivided into 100 new agorot . The sheqel sign#Israeli sheqel was ""....
  )
• Jamaican pound
  Jamaican pound
  
  The pound was the official currency of Jamaica between 1840 and 1969. It circulated as a mixture of British currency and local issues and was always equal to the British pound....
   (until 1968, replaced by the Jamaican dollar
  Jamaican dollar
  
  The dollar has been the currency of Jamaica since 1969. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign, $, or, alternatively, J$ or JA$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies....
  ). The Jamaican pound was also used in Cayman Islands
  Cayman Islands
  
  The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman....
   and Turks and Caicos Islands
  Turks and Caicos Islands
  
  The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the West Indies, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre....
   until 1968.
• Jordanian pound; see Palestinian pound.
• Libyan pound
  Libyan pound
  
  The Libyan pound was the currency of Libya between 1951 and 1971. The pound was divided into 100 piastres and 1000 milliemes .When Libya was a part of the Ottoman Empire, the country used the Ottoman qirsh , issuing some coins locally until 1844....
   (until 1971, replaced by the Libyan dinar
  Libyan dinar
  
  The dinar is the currency of Libya. Its ISO 4217 code is "LYD". The dinar is subdivided into 1000 dirham . It was introduced in 1971 and replaced the Libyan pound at par....
  )
• Malawian pound
  Malawian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Malawi until 1971. From 1932, Malawi used the Southern Rhodesian pound. In 1955, a new currency was introduced, the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound....
   (1964 to 1970, replaced by the Malawian kwacha
  Malawian kwacha
  
  The kwacha has been the currency of Malawi since 1971. It is divided into 100 tambala....
  )
• Maltese pound
  Maltese pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Malta until 1972. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny with 4 farthings to the penny....
   (until 1972, replaced by the Maltese lira
  Maltese lira
  
  The lira was the currency of Malta from 1972 until 31 December 2007. The lira was abbreviated as Lm, although the traditional ? sign was often used locally....
   which was itself replaced by the euro on 1 January 2008)
• New Brunswick pound
  New Brunswick pound
  
  The pound was the currency of New Brunswick until 1860. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny, with the dollar circulating at a value of 5 shillings ....
  
• Newfoundland pound
  Newfoundland pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Colony of Newfoundland until 1865. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny. The Newfoundland pound was equal to the British pound and coins of the pound sterling circulated, supplemented by locally produced tokens and banknotes....
   (until 1865, replaced by the Newfoundland dollar
  Newfoundland dollar
  
  The dollar was the currency of the colony and Dominion of Newfoundland from 1865 until 1949, when Newfoundland and Labrador became a province of Canada....
  )
• New Guinean pound
• New Zealand pound
  New Zealand pound
  
  The pound was the currency of New Zealand between 1840 and 1967. Like the British pound, it was subdivided into 20 shillings each of 12 penny. As a result of the great depression in 1930, the New Zealand agricultural export market to the UK was badly affected....
   (until 1967, replaced by the New Zealand dollar
  New Zealand dollar
  
  The New Zealand dollar is the currency of New Zealand. It also circulates in the Cook Islands , Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. The New Zealand Dollar is divided into 100 cent s....
  ). The New Zealand pound was also used in the Cook Islands
  Cook Islands
  
  The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in Associated state with New Zealand. The fifteen small islands in this Pacific Ocean country have a total land area of 240 square kilometres , but the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone covers 1.8 million square kilometres of ocean....
   and the Pitcairn Islands
  Pitcairn Islands
  
  The Pitcairn Islands , officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson Island , Ducie Island and Oeno Island Islands, are a group of four volcano islands in the southern Pacific Ocean....
  .
• Nigerian pound
  Nigerian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Nigeria between 1907 and 1973. Until 1958, Nigeria used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency....
   (1958 to 1973, replaced by the naira)
• Nova Scotian pound
  Nova Scotian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Nova Scotia until 1860. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny. It was equivalent to the British pound and was replaced by the Nova Scotian dollar in 1860, at a rate of 5 dollars = 1 pound , although coins and notes of the dollar currency were not issued until 1861....
   (until 1860, replaced by the Nova Scotian dollar
  Nova Scotian dollar
  
  The dollar was the currency of Nova Scotia between 1860 and 1871. It replaced the Nova Scotian pound at a rate of 5 dollars = 1 pound and was consequently worth less than the Canadian dollar ....
  )
• Oceanian pound
  Oceanian pound
  
  The pound was a currency issued by the Japanese occupiers of former United Kingdom and Australian territories and colonies between 1942 and 1945....
   (Kiribati
  Kiribati
  
  Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. It is composed of List of islands belonging to Kiribati and one Tectonic uplift island, dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres, straddling the equator, and bordering the International Date Line to the east....
  , Nauru
  Nauru
  
  Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island nation in the Micronesian Pacific Ocean....
  , New Guinea
  New Guinea
  
  New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the List of islands by area, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period....
  , Solomon Islands
  Solomon Islands
  
  For the group of islands rather than the nation, see Solomon Islands .The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands....
   and Tuvalu
  Tuvalu
  
  Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Australia....
  )
• Palestinian pound
  Palestinian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of the British Mandate of Palestine between 1927 and 1948. It was divided into 1000 mils . The Palestinian pound also served as the currency of Transjordan until 1949 and of the West Bank until 1950....
   (replaced by the Israeli pound; also served as Jordanian pound, replaced in Jordan by the Jordanian dinar
  Jordanian dinar
  
  The dinar is the currency of Jordan. The dinar is divided into 10 dirham, 100 qirsh or 1000 fils .The Jordanian dinar also circulates in West Bank together with the Israeli new sheqel....
  )
• Prince Edward Island pound
  Prince Edward Island pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Prince Edward Island until 1871. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny. It was replaced by the Prince Edward Island dollar in 1871....
  
• Rhodesian pound
  Rhodesian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Rhodesia from 1964 until 1970. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
   (until 1970 in Rhodesia, replaced by the Rhodesian dollar
  Rhodesian dollar
  
  The dollar was the currency of Rhodesia between 1970 and 1980. It was subdivided into 100 cent s....
  ; until 1964 in Nyasaland, replaced by the Malawian pound; and until 1964 in Northern Rhodesia, replaced by the Zambian pound)
• Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound
  Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound
  
  The pound was the currency of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
  
• Samoan pound
  Samoan pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Western Samoa between 1914 and 1967. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
   (1914–1920 provisional issue by the New Zealand Government military administration. 1920–1959 by the New Zealand Government administration (Treasury notes). 1960–1963 by the Bank of Western Samoa. Replaced 1967 by the tala
  Samoan tala
  
  The tala is the currency of Samoa. It is divided into 100 sene. The names are Samoan equivalents of the English dollar and cent.The tala was introduced in 1967....
   ($).)
• Scottish pound (until 1707 union with England)
• Solomon Islands pound
  Solomon Islands pound
  
  The pound was the currency of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate between 1899 and 1966. It was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
  
• South African pound
  South African pound
  
  The pound was the currency of South Africa between 1825 and 1961. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
   (until 1961, replaced by South African rand
  South African rand
  
  The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found....
  ). The South African pound was also used in Basutoland
  Basutoland
  
  Basutoland or officially the Territory of Basutoland, was a British crown colony established in 1884 after the Cape Colony's inability to control the territory....
  , Bechuanaland, South West Africa
  South West Africa
  
  South-West Africa was the name of what is today the Republic of Namibia....
   and Swaziland
  Swaziland
  
  The Kingdom of Swaziland is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south, and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique....
  .
• Southern Rhodesian pound
  Southern Rhodesian pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Southern Rhodesia. It also circulated in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The pound was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
  
• South West African pound
  South West African pound
  
  The South West African pound was issued between the 1930s and 1959 by the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Barclays Bank , and Volkskas Limited....
  
• Sudanese pound
  Sudanese pound
  
  The Sudanese pound is the currency of Sudan. Arabic names for the denominations appear on Sudanese coins, whilst both Arabic and English appear on the country's banknotes....
   (until 1992 and since January 2007)
• Tongan pound
  Tongan pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Tonga until 1967. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
   (1921–1966 Government of Tonga Treasury notes. 1967 replaced by the pa'anga ($))
• Transvaal pound
  Transvaal pound
  
  The Transvaal pound is an obsolete currency that was introduced in 1902 to replace the South African Republic pond. It was in turn replaced in 1910 by the South African pound....
  
• West Indian pound
  West Indian pound
  
  The West Indies pound was the currency of several British Caribbean territories until 1949 when it was generally replaced by the West Indian dollar. It was equivalent to the pound sterling and was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
   (until 1949, replaced by East Caribbean dollar
  East Caribbean dollar
  
  The East Caribbean dollar is the currency of eight of the nine members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. It has existed since 1965 and is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $ or, alternatively, EC$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies....
  )
• Western Samoan pound
• Zambian pound
  Zambian pound
  
  The pound was the currency in Zambia from independence in 1964 until decimalization on January 16, 1968. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 penny....
   (1964 to 1968, replaced by the Zambian kwacha
  Zambian kwacha
  
  The kwacha is the currency of Zambia. It is subdivided into 100 ngwee....
  )

Currencies of the former British colonies in America (replaced by the US dollar)

• Connecticut pound
  Connecticut pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Connecticut until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated along with foreign currencies. This was supplemented by local paper money from 1709....
   (Connecticut
  Connecticut
  
  Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
  )
• Delaware pound
  Delaware pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Delaware until 1793. Initially, the British pound and foreign coins circulated. This was supplemented from 1723 by local paper money....
   (Delaware
  Delaware
  
  Delaware is a U.S. state located on the East Coast of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom Cape Henlopen was originally named....
  )
• Georgia pound
  Georgia pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Georgia until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated. This was supplemented from 1735 with local paper money denominated in sterling, with 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 penny....
   (Georgia
  Georgia (U.S. state)
  
  Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
  )
• Maryland pound
  Maryland pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Maryland until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated along with foreign coins. From 1733, this was supplemented by paper money, known as "Proclamation Money"....
   (Maryland
  Maryland
  
  Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
  )
• Massachusetts pound
  Massachusetts pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Massachusetts until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated with foreign coins, supplemented by locally-produced coins between about 1652 and 1682 and by local paper money from 1690....
   (Massachusetts
  Massachusetts
  
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
  )
• New Hampshire pound
  New Hampshire pound
  
  The pound was the currency of New Hampshire until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated, supplemented from 1709 by local paper money. These notes were denominated in pounds, shillings and penny but were worth less than sterling, with 1 New Hampshire shilling = 9 pence sterling....
   (New Hampshire
  New Hampshire
  
  New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....
  )
• New Jersey pound
  New Jersey pound
  
  The pound was the currency of New Jersey until 1793. Initially, the British pound and some foreign currencies circulated, supplemented from 1709 by local paper money....
   (New Jersey
  New Jersey
  
  New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
  )
• New York pound
  New York pound
  
  The pound was the currency of New York until 1793. Initially, the British pound and some foreign currencies circulated, supplemented by local paper money from 1709....
   (New York
  New York
  
  The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
  )
• North Carolina pound
  North Carolina pound
  
  The pound was the currency of North Carolina until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated, supplemented from 1709 by local paper money. Although these notes were denominated in pounds, shillings and penny, they were worth less than sterling, with 1 North Carolina shilling = 9 pence sterling....
   (North Carolina
  North Carolina
  
  North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
  )
• Pennsylvania pound
  Pennsylvania pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Pennsylvania until 1793. Initially, the British pound and certain foreign coins circulated, supplemented from 1723 by local paper money, called Colonial Scrip....
   (Pennsylvania
  Pennsylvania
  
  The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
  )
• Rhode Island pound
  Rhode Island pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Rhode Island until 1793. Initially, the British pound and foreign coins circulated, supplemented by local paper money from 1710....
   (Rhode Island
  Rhode Island
  
  Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....
  )
• South Carolina pound
  South Carolina pound
  
  The pound was the currency of South Carolina until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated, supplemented from 1703 by local paper money. Although these notes were denominated in pounds, shillings and penny, they were worth less than sterling, with 1 South Carolina shilling = 8 pence sterling....
   (South Carolina
  South Carolina
  
  South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
  )
• Virginia pound
  Virginia pound
  
  The pound was the currency of Virginia until 1793. Initially, the British pound sterling circulated along with foreign currencies, supplemented from 1755 by local paper money....
   (Virginia
  Virginia
  
  The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
  )

See also

• Italian lira
  Italian lira
  
  The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a ?national subunit? of the euro....
  , based on the Italian word for "pound"
• Livre
  Livré
  
  Livr? is a Communes of France in the Mayenne Departments of France in northwestern France.See also*Communes of the Mayenne department...
  , French for "pound"
• Peso
  Peso
  
  The word peso was the name of a coin that originated in Spain and became of immense importance internationally. Peso is now the name of the monetary unit of several former Spanish Empire....
  , Spanish for "weight"or "kilogram"
• Roman currency
  Roman currency
  
  The main Roman currency during most of the Roman Republic and the western half of the Roman Empire consisted of coins including the aureus , the denarius , the sestertius , the dupondius , and the As ....
  , from which the pound is derived
• Pound Scots
  Pound Scots
  
  The pound Scots was the national unit of currency in the Kingdom of Scotland before the country entered into political union and currency union with the Kingdom of England in 1707 ....
   of Scotland
• British banknotes – information on the banknotes issued and used in Britain