The sign for the pound is £ (or rarely just "L"). Both symbols derive from libra, the Latin word for "pound".
In the UK, in order to* distinguish the unit of currency from the unit of mass, and from other units of currency that have the same name, a pound is often referred to as a pound sterling or sometimes simply sterling.
The term “quid” is also* substituted in informal conversation for "pound(s) sterling". The sterling was originally a name for a silver penny* of 1/240 pound. In modern times the pound has replaced the penny as the basic unit of currency.
1. The
pound is the currency of UK. True. False. |
2. The symbol for the pound derives from the Latin word "libra".
True. False |
3. To distinguish the unit of currency from the unit of mass,
sometimes the pound is also called pound sterling.
True. False. |
4. Quid is a slang term for pound.
True. False. |
5. Sterling was originally the name for a pound.
True. False. |
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