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Whether you’ve recently moved to the UK or you’re thinking it may be a good study location for you – you’ll need to know your pounds from your pence. From buying a cup of tea or a bus ticket to paying a bill at a restaurant you’ll most likely need to use British money when Debit and credit cards are a popular way to pay for things in the UK, but there’ll still be times when you’ll need to use ‘real’ money – cash. Introducing pounds and pence The UK uses the Pound Sterling which, like most currencies around the world, is a decimal currency. This means there are 100 pence in a pound. Pence come in coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50, and these coins vary in colour and shape. But one thing you’ll always see on British money? The Queen of England – of course! Top tip: Pence is often simply pronounced ‘pea’, and one pence is also sometimes called a penny. Quids in Pounds, often called ‘quid’ by Brits , come in both coins and notes. The lower values – £1 and £2 – come in coins, while the higher values of £5, £10, £20 and £50 come in different coloured notes issued by the Bank of England. These notes have pictures of famous Britons on them, so you can even learn a little British history while spending your money. Top tip: £50 notes are quite rare, and some shops can be cautious about accepting them in case they are fake! Sounds simple! If you’re studying in, or visiting, Scotland or Northern Ireland you might notice some pound notes that look very different to the Bank of England not...

Discover why the European Union developed its own currency Supporters of the euro argued that a single European currency would boost trade by eliminating foreign exchange fluctuations and reducing prices. Although there were concerns regarding a single currency, including worries about counterfeiting and loss of national In 2007 Unlike most of the national currencies that they replaced, euro banknotes do not display famous national figures. The seven colourful bills, designed by the Austrian artist Robert Kalina and ranging in denomination from €5 to €500, symbolize the unity of This article was most recently revised and updated by

Cierra Murry is an expert in banking, credit cards, investing, loans, mortgages, and real estate. She is a banking consultant, loan signing agent, and arbitrator with more than 15 years of experience in financial analysis, underwriting, loan documentation, loan review, banking compliance, and credit risk management. • The euro was officially adopted by most member states of the EU in 2002. • Proponents of the euro said the single currency not only reduces exchange rate risk but it is also better able to compete with other major world currencies. • The United Kingdom continued to use the pound and rejected use of the euro while it was an EU member state. • The U.K. government determined the euro did not meet five critical tests that would have been necessary to adopt its use. • The United Kingdom left the European Union on Jan. 31, 2020. The Euro The euro was adopted on Jan. 1, 2002, as the official currency for most of the member states of the The EU was established as a result of the Maastricht Treaty and went into force on Nov. 1, 1993. • • The system must have sufficient flexibility to deal with both local and aggregate economic problems. • Adopting the euro must create conditions conducive to firms and individuals • The euro would enable the nation's • Adopting the euro must promote higher growth, stability, and a long-term increase in jobs. The number of member states in the European Union. They include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Es...

shilling, former English and British coin, nominally valued at one-twentieth of a A silver coin of 12 pence, called a teston in France or a testoon in Britain, was first struck in 1504; it bore a profile likeness of scilling or scylling, and some German states minted schillings from the 13th century onward.) By 1921 the value of the British shilling had become merely token, for the coin’s silver content had become fractional; in 1947 it became wholly cupronickel (copper-nickel alloy). The shilling was phased out of the British system of coinage beginning in 1971, when a decimal system based on 100 new pence to £1 was introduced. The schilling was the Austrian currency until 2002, when it was replaced by the In Kenya the shilling is divided into 100 cents, and a Kenya pound is equivalent to 20 Kenya shillings. The shilling became Kenya’s official monetary unit in 1967, when it replaced the East Africa shilling. The Central Bank of Kenya, established in 1966, has the sole authority to issue banknotes and coins. Banknotes, which feature on the obverse a picture of The Central Bank of Somalia has the exclusive authority to issue the Somali shilling; the Somali shilling was adopted as the country’s currency in 1960. The Tanzanian shilling, issued by the Bank of Tanzania, and the Ugandan shilling, issued by the Bank of Uganda, became their respective countries’ official currencies in 1967. The Somali, Tanzanian, and Ugandan shillings are all divided into 100 cents; they were eac...