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Estimates of their value range from 1.6 to 2.85 times their metal content, thought to equal the purchasing power of 10 modern British Pound Sterling (US$15) at the beginning of the Roman Empire to around 18 Pound Sterling (US$29) by its end (comparing bread, wine and meat prices) and, over the same period, around one to three days' pay for a ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. Electronic telecommunications device to perform financial transactions Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Cash machine (disambiguation), Money machine (disambiguation), and ATM (disambiguation). An old Nixdorf ATM Smaller indoor ATMs dispense money inside convenience ...
On 31 December 1998, the exchange rates between the European Currency Unit and the Irish pound and 10 other EMS currencies (all but the pound sterling, the Swedish krona and the Danish krone) were fixed. The fixed conversion factor for the Irish pound was EUR 1.00 = IEP 0.787564.
Washington demanded convertibility of sterling currency on 15 July 1947, which produced a severe financial crisis for Britain. Convertibility was suspended on 20 August 1947. However, by 1950, American rearmament and heavy spending on the Korean War and Cold War finally ended the dollar shortage. [99]