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However, both world record in euro and in pound sterling were broken by Real themselves when signing Cristiano Ronaldo for £80m (€94m) from Manchester United in the same transfer window, [73] [86] Four years later Real Madrid broke the record again after completed the signing of Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013. Although Real ...
The transfer was completed on 1 July 2009, setting not only a new British transfer record, but also a new world record (either in pounds or euros). [4] In turn, that record was broken on 1 September 2013 when Real announced that their £85.3 million (€100 million) purchase of Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur had been completed. [5]
Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. [3] The pound is the main unit of sterling, [4] [c] and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, [7] often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling. [4]
The United Kingdom's pound sterling was the primary reserve currency of much of the world in the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. [1] However, by the middle of the 20th century, the United States dollar had become the world's dominant reserve currency.
The final decision was taken by the EU finance ministers on 10 July 2007 and the conversion rate was fixed at 0.585274 CYP. [62] On 23 October 2007, the coin designs were officially published in the Official Journal of the European Union. [63] On 1 January 2008, the euro replaced the Cypriot pound as the official currency. [64]
The name euro was officially adopted on 16 December 1995 in Madrid. [16] The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, replacing the former European Currency Unit (ECU) at a ratio of 1:1 (US$1.1743 at the time). Physical euro coins and banknotes entered into circulation on 1 January 2002, making ...
The devaluation of sterling in 1949 (or 1949 sterling crisis) was a major currency crisis in the United Kingdom that led to a 30.5% devaluation of sterling from $4.04 per pound to $2.80 on 18 September 1949. [1] [2] Although the devaluation was made in the United Kingdom, over 19 countries had currencies pegged to sterling and also devalued.
Manx pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins) Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Isle of Man Treasury Falkland Islands; Falkland Islands pound (parity with pound sterling) Government of the Falkland Islands Gibraltar; Gibraltar pound (parity with pound sterling) Euro accepted unofficially in most establishments