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GREAT BRITAIN |
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(pound = 100 penny (pence)) |
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4-GBP |
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1p - One Penny Diameter 20.32 mm Edge Thickness 1.65 mm Weight 3.56 grams |
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2p - Two Pence Diameter 25.91 mm Edge Thickness 1.85 mm Weight 7.13 grams |
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5p - Five Pence Diameter 18.00 mm Edge Thickness 1.70 mm Weight 3.25 grams |
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10p - Ten Pence 84% Copper, 16% Nickel Diameter 21.40 mm Edge Thickness 1.70 mm Weight 5.00 grams |
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20p - Twenty Pence 84% Copper, 16% Nickel Diameter 21.40 mm Edge Thickness 1.70 mm Weight 5.00 grams |
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50p - Fifty Pence 75% Copper, 25% Nickel Diameter 27.30 mm Edge Thickness 1.78 mm Weight 8.00 grams |
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1 (one) pound 70% Copper, 5.5% Nickel, 24.5% Zinc Diameter 22.50 mm Edge Thickness 3.15 mm Weight 9.50 grams |
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2 (two) pounds 75% Copper, 25% Nickel Alloy - Outer Circle 76% Copper, 4% Nickel, 20% Zinc Diameter 28.40 mm Edge Thickness 2.50 mm Weight 12.00 grams |
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5 (five) pounds Alloy 75% Copper 25% Nickel Diameter 38.61 mm Edge Thickness 3.20 mm Weight 28.28 grams |
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The designs on the one pound coin change often in a largely five-year cycle. |
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GBP (Pound sterling) are issued by : 1 - in England Bank of England; 2 - in Scotland Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Clydesdale Bank; 3 - in Northern Ireland Bank of Ireland, First Trust Bank, Northern Bank, Ulster Bank. Regional pounds fixed to the value of the sterling are also issued in : 1- Isle of Man, 2- States of Jersey, 3- States of Guernsey, 4- Gibraltar, 5- Saint Helena, 6- Falkland Islands. None of the regional currencies are legal tender in England or in other regions, but they are commonly accepted by large businesses and banks. |
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(series 1971-81) |
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(series 1960-64)(98%) |
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All older pounds (1694+) are exchangeable, but the collector’s price is much higher. |
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NOTES in circulation from |
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Coins in circulation |
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(older series) |
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NOTES not in circulation from |
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not in circulation from 15 October 2017 !!! |
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The new 12 sided 1 pound coin (March 2017) |
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30.04.2014 |
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30.06.2010 |
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1.3.2018 |
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5.5.2017 |
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2.11.2011 |
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23.6.2021 |
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22.2.2020 |
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In circulation till 30.09.2022 |
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In circulation till 30.09.2022 |
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NOTES and COINS we buy |
buy/sell % fixing |
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Notes |
GBP 50 (2011,2021), 20 (2007,2020), 10 (2017), 5 (2016) |
xx /xx % |
in circulation |
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all older pounds (without 10 shillings and 1 pound), Scottish and Nord Irish notes |
xx / xx % |
no limits |
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10 shillings (=1/2 pound) , 1 pound |
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Man (IMP), Guernsey (GGP), Jersey (JEP) |
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Gibraltar (GIP), Falklands (FKP), Ascension + St Helena (SHP) |
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Coins |
pounds 5, 2, 1 (2017); pence 50 (new ones - small size) (The previous 1 pound coin was in circulation till 15 October 2017 !!!) |
xx / xx % |
in circulation |
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pence 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 (new ones - small size) |
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pence 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 (old ones - large size) |
xx / xx % |
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older - non decimal (before 1967-71) |
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Man (IMP), Guernsey (GGP), Jersey (JEP) (old type Jersey coins are worthless !) |
in circulation |
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Gibraltar (GIP), Falklands (FKP), Ascension + St Helena (SHP) |
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Correspondence of coins before 1967 |
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farthing |
1/4 penny |
1/960 pound |
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halfpenny |
1/2 penny |
1/480 pound |
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penny |
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1/240 pound |
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twopence |
2 pennies |
1/120 pound |
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threepence |
3 pennies |
1/80 pound |
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groat |
4 pennies |
1/60 pound |
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sixpence |
6 pennies |
1/40 pound |
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shiling |
12 pennies |
1/20 pound |
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florin |
2 shilings |
1/10 pound |
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half crown |
2 sh. sixpence |
1/8 pound |
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crown |
5 shillings |
1/4 pound |
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Area (sq km) |
Population (2005) |
Language/Ethnicity |
Ethnicity / Religion |
Life duration |
GDP per capita (world position) |
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244 820 |
60 441 457 |
English |
English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6 %, |
male 75.94 |
2004 :29 600 (13) |
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London 7 417 900 |
Welsh |
Welsh 4.9%, North Irish 2.9 %, |
female 80.96 |
2005 : 30 900 (20) |
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Scottish Gaelic |
Black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakist.3% |
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