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  2. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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    various values: Bullion / collectors' coins issued in 2018 to 2021; 1 troy ounce of silver, with a value of £2, or 10 troy ounces, valued at £10. [8] Twenty pounds: £20 Introduced in 2013 as a commemorative coin. [9] Fifty pounds: £50 Introduced in 2015 as a commemorative coin. [10] One hundred pounds: £100 Introduced in 2015 as a ...

  3. Coins of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    Until 1981, these had a face value of twenty-five pence (25p), equivalent to the five shilling crown used in pre-decimal Britain. However, in 1990 crowns were redenominated with a face value of five pounds (£5) [17] as the previous value was considered not sufficient for such a high-status coin. The size and weight of the coin remained exactly ...

  4. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    Against the US dollar, meanwhile, sterling fell from £1 to $1.466 to £1 to $1.3694 when the referendum result was first revealed, and down to £1 to $1.2232 by October 2016, a fall of 16%. [128] In September 2022, under the influence of inflation and tax cuts funded by borrowing, [129] sterling's value reached an all-time low of just over $1. ...

  5. Commemorative coins of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Until decimalisation crowns (five shilling coins) were used for this purpose as they were the highest denomination of the time, but due to inflation this role has been transferred to higher value coins. Crowns, £5 coins and (until 1996) £2 coins are non-circulating, although they are still legal tender. These denominations are only used for ...

  6. Sri Lankan rupee - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lankan Rupee (Sinhala: රුපියල්, Tamil: ரூபாய்; symbol: රු (plural) in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka. It is subdivided into 100 cents ( Sinhala : සත , Tamil : சதம் ), but cents are rarely seen in circulation due to their low value.

  7. Child Trust Funds worth billions unclaimed: 'I got £955' - AOL

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    The idea was the long-term tax-free savings pot would go up in value by their 18th birthdays. ... 'My £250 Child Trust Fund is now worth only £12' Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In ...

  8. Banknotes of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    Not since 1945 have notes with a higher value than £50 been issued for general circulation by the Bank of England, although banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland still use £100 notes. However, the Bank of England does produce higher-value notes that are used to maintain parity with Scottish and Northern Irish notes. Banknotes issued by ...

  9. One pound coin - Wikipedia

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    The British one pound (£1) coin is a denomination of sterling coinage.Its obverse has featured the profile of Charles III since 2024 [1] and bears the Latin engraving CHARLES III D G REX (Dei Gratia Rex) F D (Fidei defensor), which means 'Charles III, by the grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith'.