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  2. Currency pair - Wikipedia

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    Currency quotations use the abbreviations for currencies that are prescribed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in standard ISO 4217.The major currencies and their designation in the foreign exchange market are the US dollar (USD), Euro (EUR), Japanese yen (JPY), British pound (GBP), Australian dollar (AUD), Canadian dollar (CAD), and the Swiss franc (CHF).

  3. List of British currencies - Wikipedia

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    Eastern Caribbean dollar (2.7EC$=1US$) Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Bermuda; Bermudian dollar (parity with United States dollar) Bermuda Monetary Authority Cayman Islands; Cayman Islands dollar (1KY$=1.2US$) Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Pitcairn Islands; New Zealand dollar US dollar widely accepted [8] Pound sterling is also accepted. [9]

  4. List of currencies in Europe - Wikipedia

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    All de facto present currencies in Europe, and an incomplete list of the preceding currency, are listed here. In Europe, the most commonly used currency is the euro (used by 26 countries); any country entering the European Union (EU) is expected to join the eurozone [ 1 ] when they meet the five convergence criteria. [ 2 ]

  5. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    There was a further decline during the remainder of 2008, most dramatically on 29 December when its euro rate hit an all-time low at €1.0219, while its US dollar rate depreciated. [120] [121] Sterling appreciated in early 2009, reaching a peak against the euro of £1 to €1.17 in mid-July. In the following months sterling remained broadly ...

  6. Euro Currency Index - Wikipedia

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    The Euro Currency Index (ECX, also EURX or EXY) was launched on 13 January 2006 by the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) and calculated back to 2001. [5] In 2007, the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) based in Atlanta (USA) changed the name of the stock exchange in IntercontinentalExchange [6] The index was a ratio that compared the value of the euro by a currency basket of five currencies: US ...

  7. Banknotes of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO 4217 currency code: GBP) is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Tristan da Cunha. The Bank of England has a legal monopoly of banknote issuance in England and Wales.

  8. Currency symbol - Wikipedia

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    A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned. A symbol may be positioned in various ways, according to national convention: before, between or after the numeric amounts: €2.50, 2,50€ and 2 50.

  9. Exchange controls in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    As long as exchange controls remained in place, the amount of money British citizens could take out of the UK was severely limited. British passports contained a final page titled " Exchange Control Act 1947 ” in which foreign currency exchanges had to be listed, [ 4 ] the amounts permitted being capped at low levels. [ 1 ]