1. British Pound Sterling The British Pound Sterling is one of the oldest currencies still in use today. It has a rich history that dates back over 1,200 years! I remember learning about how it ...

You might already know how pounds got called a “quid,” or why the £1 coin has 12 sides. But I’d never even heard of Sterling coins joining up together to form a Power Rangers-style ...

A jury has convened in London for an ancient ceremony to certify that British coins meet the strictest of standards.

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At that time, a half crown made for a sizable gift: eight of them made up one pound. The half crown was a coin in our old ...

The Pound Sterling faces pressure against its major peers as all nine BoE MPC members favored a 25-bps reduction in interest rates to 4.5%. Soft CPI inflation data in December and weak labor ...

The Pound Sterling secured net gains against the Euro and Dollar early on Wednesday, but gradually lost support with a significant element of position adjustment ahead of Thursday’s Bank of ...