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Yes. The UK has a single monetary system, including Northern Ireland - pound sterling. Although the actual money may be produced by different banks, pounds sterling is legal tender anywhere within the UK. Difficulties tend to arise when using Scottish notes in England (or Irish Notes in mainland UK countries) as individual retailers can be inaccurate about whether it is legal currency or not. Part of this problem is because there are a number of Scottish Banks that can issue legal tender (the same applies to Northern Ireland) such as The Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, etc. and some people are unfamiliar with their notes as their design can vary considerably. In England only the Bank of England issues legal tender, as a result everyone is familiar with it throughout the UK and tend to accept it without issue. All the above only applies to paper notes as all the coins are identical.

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