"GBP" redirects here. For other uses, see GBP (disambiguation). Sterling stg[1] British 12 sided pound coin.png Bank of England £50 Series G obverse.jpg £1 coin (obverse) Series G £50 banknote ISO 4217 Code GBP (numeric: 826) Subunit 0.01 Unit Unit pound Plural pounds Symbol £ Denominations Subunit 1⁄100 penny Plural penny pence Symbol penny p Banknotes Freq. used £5£10£20£50 Rarely used £1[a]£100[a] Coins 1p2p5p10p20p50p£1£2 Demographics Date of introduction c. 800; 1223 years ago User(s) United Kingdom see § Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, below Issuance Central bank Bank of England Website bankofengland.co.uk Printer De La Rue[2] Mint Royal Mint Website royalmint.com Valuation Inflation 8.2% or 9.4% Source Office for National Statistics, 20 July 2022[3] Method CPIH or CPI Pegged by see § Pegged currencies This article is part of a series on Politics of the United Kingdom Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg Constitution The Crown Executive Legislature Judiciary Bank of England Elections and referendums Devolution Administration Crown Dependencies Overseas Territories Foreign relations flag United Kingdom portal EnglandNorthern IrelandScotlandWales Other countries vte Sterling (abbreviation: stg;[1] ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.[4] The pound (sign: £) is the main unit of sterling,[5] and the word "pound" is also used to refer to the British currency generally,[6] often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling.[5][6]
Sterling is the world's oldest currency that is still in use and that has been in continuous use since its inception.[7] It is currently the fourth most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar, the euro, and the Japanese yen.[8] Together with those three currencies and Renminbi, it forms the basket of currencies which calculate the value of IMF special drawing rights. As of late 2022, sterling is also the fourth most-held reserve currency in global reserves.[9]
The Bank of England is the central bank for sterling, issuing its own banknotes, and regulating issuance of banknotes by private banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Sterling banknotes issued by other jurisdictions are not regulated by the Bank of England; their governments guarantee convertibility at par. Historically, sterling was also used to varying degrees by the colonies and territories of the British Empire
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