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Pound sterling
...Currency of the United Kingdom
"GBP" redirects here. For other uses, see GBP (disambiguation).
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ISO 4217 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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Rarely used | |||||
Coins | |||||
Demographics | |||||
Date of introduction | c. 800; 1224 years ago (800) | ||||
User(s) | |||||
Issuance | |||||
Central bank | Bank of England | ||||
Website | www | ||||
Printer | De La Rue[1] | ||||
Mint | Royal Mint | ||||
Website | www | ||||
Valuation | |||||
Inflation | 3.8% or 3.2% | ||||
Source | Office for National Statistics, 17 April 2024[2] | ||||
Method | CPIH or CPI | ||||
Pegged by | see § Pegged currencies |