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The Saint Helena pound is the currency of the Atlantic islands of Saint Helena and Ascension, which are constituent parts of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. It is fixed at parity with sterling, and so both currencies are
St. Helena used sterling currency as in the United Kingdom until 1976 when it began to issue its own banknotes at par with the pound sterling. In 1984, this territory also began to issue its own coinage, with the same sizes as the coinage of the United Kingdom.
The Saint Helena pound also circulates on Ascension Island, but not in the other territory, Tristan da Cunha, where UK currency circulates. The Currency Commissioners, part of the Government of Saint Helena , issue the St Helena pound banknotes and coins .
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. Government of Gibraltar Saint Helena Ascension Island; Saint Helenian pound (parity with pound sterling) (US$ accepted in Ascension Island) Government ...
Saint Helena has had its own currency since 1976, the Saint Helena pound, which is at parity with the pound sterling and is also the currency of Ascension Island. The government of Saint Helena produces its own coinage, banknotes since 1976 and circulating coins since 1984.
The currency on Ascension Island is the Saint Helena pound. Tristan da Cunha however uses the pound sterling rather than the Saint Helena pound. The coins of the Saint Helena pound specify that they are for use on both Saint Helena and Ascension Island, but with no mention of Tristan da Cunha, whereas the banknotes only say "Government of St ...
Saint Helena: Saint Helena pound £ SHP Penny: 100 Sterling £ GBP Penny: 100 Saint Kitts and Nevis: Eastern Caribbean dollar: EC$ XCD Cent: 100 Saint Lucia: Eastern Caribbean dollar: EC$ XCD Cent: 100 Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Euro € EUR Cent: 100 Canadian dollar $ CAD Cent: 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Eastern Caribbean dollar: EC ...
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.