List of British currencies
A variety of currencies are tender in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and crown dependencies. This list covers all of those currently in circulation.
Location | Native currency | Issuing authority |
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Issued by license of the Bank of England to Scotland's three largest clearing banks (the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank) | ||
Issued under a licence of the Bank of England to four retail banks: Bank of Ireland, First Trust Bank, Danske Bank (formerly Northern Bank) and Ulster Bank.[1] | ||
Jersey pound (local, government-issued pound sterling banknotes and coins) |
Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Jersey[2] | |
Guernsey pound (local, government-issued pound sterling banknotes and coins) |
Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Guernsey | |
Manx pound (local, government-issued pound sterling banknotes and coins) |
Issued by the Isle of Man Treasury. | |
Falkland Islands pound (parity with pound sterling) |
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Gibraltar pound (parity with pound sterling) |
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Saint Helenian pound (parity with pound sterling) |
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United States dollar (de facto)[3][4] |
US Federal Reserve System | |
United States dollar |
US Federal Reserve System | |
Eastern Caribbean dollar (2.7EC$=1US$) |
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Bermudian dollar (parity with United States dollar) |
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Cayman Islands dollar (1KY$=1.2US$) |
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New Zealand dollar |
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References
- "Current Banknotes". The Association of Commercial Banknote Issuers. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- http://www.gov.je/GOVERNMENT/DEPARTMENTS/TREASURYRESOURCES/Pages/index.aspx
- FCO country profile Archived 2010-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- "The World Factbook".
- "British Indian Ocean Territory Currency". wwp.greenwichmeantime.com. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- Commemorative UK pounds and stamps issued in GBP have been issued. Source:,
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Asia and Pacific Review 2003/04 p.245 ISBN 1862170398
See also
- Sterling area
- Bank of England
- Currencies of the British West Indies
- International status and usage of the euro
- Commonwealth banknote-issuing institutions
- List of countries by leading trade partners
- List of Commonwealth of Nations countries by GDP
- List of stock exchanges in the United Kingdom, the British Crown Dependencies and United Kingdom Overseas Territories