


Image a firm in London wants to sell to the US stores. This is because currency, like anything else, is a tradable good. Since then, the British coins have carried the image of the reigning king and, currently reference is to the image of the reigning queen – Elizabeth II.Know that currency rates fluctuate based on global demand for that currency. Thus the word pound (libra) became the symbol of the English currency as of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Over the years, they began to use coins as a means of payment and their weight was measured in libra, i.e. In England during the Middle Ages, traders used the weight of wheat kernels as an exchange rate and they measured the weight in units of pounds – libra

Why was the letter L chosen to symbolize the pound? In the past, the Roman measuring unit “libra” (pound) was used as a means for weighing commodities. The well-known pound symbol – ₤ symbolizes the currency and is in essence the letter L, illustrated artistically. As a result, the BOE is not subject to the ECB and only to its self. Despite being a member of the European Union, Britain decided not to change the kingdom’s official currency to the European euro.

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