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The original coinage was in pennies, halfpennies and farthings (quarter pennies). Gradually inflation meant that more and more pennies were needed to buy even smallish items. 240 of those pennies weighed one pound so 'a pound of pennies' was soon abbreviated to 'a pound' and paper notes with a value of one pound (£) were introduced. 240 pennies to one pound continued to be used until 1971 when the British currency was decimalized.
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∙ 14y agoIn the Anglo saxon period, about 1200 years ago, the normal currency was a penny and everything was priced in pennies or parts of a penny. 240 pennies weighed 1 pound so as prices increased over the years, a pound of pennies was needed more often. Eventually, banknotes were issued in £1 pound denomination which was still worth 240 pennies. There continued to be 240 pennies in a pound until 1971 when decimalisation was introduced. The pound was retained, but was now split into 100 pennies instead of the original 240.
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What is London money called?
the pound, and in Brixton you can also have to Brixton pound
What England money called?
Pound sterling
What is the money in london called?
the sterling pound
What do you call great Britain money?
it is called pound.
What is englands money called?
England uses the British pound as its currency.
What is UK money called?
Pound Sterling (£) (GBP)
What does Wales money look like and what is it called?
Wales has the same money as England, based on the British Pound.
Is euros the official money of England?
No. It uses the pound, also called sterling.
What is the money used in the UK called?
pounds(£) and pence(p)---------------------------SterlingBritish pound
What is Arabic money called?
There is no Arabic money every contry has its own money just like there is no English money.. Name the contry __________________ last i checked, the English do have their own money. Its called the british pound.
What is British money called?
British money is known as sterling. The principal unit is the pound (currently about 1.5 US dollars) and commonly known as a quid. The pound is divided into 100 pennies or pence.
What is Eqypt's money called?
Egyptian Pound symbol: L.E. example: 5 L.E.
