Two ex-British colonies ditched the Pound Sterling as their currency for one simple reason. The Pound had been the dominant international currency up until the 1940s but changes to the financial ...
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The British ... Sterling fell as much as 0.7% against the dollar to $1.21, its lowest level since November 2023. It was last at $1.2124. Against the euro , the pound ...
The Pound was the dominant international currency up until the 1940s but changes to the financial system and new trading treaties changed all that.