The currency in England is called pounds?

Answer 1

The currency in England is the Pound Sterling. In 1971 the UK adopted decimal currency. !00 pence is equal to one pound sterling. The notes in circulation are £50, £20, £10 and £5. The coins in circulation are £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and 1p.

Answer 2

It's just a word. The same as dollar is the word for American currency, and euro for most European countries. But according to wikipedia: "There is some uncertainty as to the origin of the term "pound sterling". Some sources say it dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, when coins called sterlings were minted from silver; 240 of these sterlings weighed one pound, and large payments came to be made in "pounds of sterlings". Other references, including the Oxford English Dictionary, say a sterling was a silver penny used in England by the Normans, and date the term to around 1300."