Money of the Great Britain

country Monetary unit - pound sterling (GBP). The quotation atsionalnoj currencies.

The Pound sterling (ëàò.pondus - weight, weight) - present monetary unit of the Great Britain - was used from second half ÕII of century. In 1694 the first paper notes have been released. Their nominal value also has been expressed in pounds. As in due course weight 240  silver coins it was equated to pound, it and has till now a symbol £ - from an armour. libra - pound. All this time in England there was a monetary system which has originated more, than millenary back. It has been builted by a twelvefold principle (the English pound sterling =20 øèëëèíãàì=240 ïåíñàì=480 to forints). It was extremely inconvenient and strong complicated accounts. Only in 1971 in conservative Albion have officially passed to the decimal monetary system. Now one pound is equal to 100 pence.

Since 1990 the Bank of England has got down to exhaustion of a new series banknotov, differing high art dignities, availability multilevel system of protection against fakes, including a considerable quantity of microtexts: inscriptions, drawings, symbols. In circulation today there are notes in 5, 10, 20 and 50  the pounds, which face sheet traditionally switches on a portrait (and a water-mark) queens Elizabeths II, and any more in that early age as on former exhaustions. The back is devoted outstanding scientists, writers, state and to public figures. In May, 1994 of a jar of the world proluchili the letter the Jar of England with the notice, that from a turn-over old 10-pound notes with the image of sister of mercy of miss Florens Najtingejl are withdrawn.

N.B. Being in the Great Britain consider, that aboriginal coins without word NEW do not go outside of British isles. However, it is undesirable to import into Russia any inostrannnuju a coin as domestic jars from it do not work.

The English pound sterling - a freely convertible currency. Conservative Englishmen very much think much of the pound and highly appreciate it. Therefore to purchase pounds it is more favourable in Moscow (nearby 1,6  dollar for pound), in London at times above 1,7. Thus the most provident Russian travellers can save to 50-70  USD on each one thousand US dollars.

If you all the same have arrived to London without cash pounds and are not going to to waste money, consider: the taxi from Heathrow airport to the centre of London costs 30  pounds, and the underground, which terminal station is directly in the airport, will forward you there for 1,5  pound and 25  minutes. Only do not forget before leaving Heathrow, to get the English currency if you have not thought of it in advance. At the airport the bank will exchange HARD CURRENCY or traveller's cheques at any time. Other English jars are open on weekdays from 9.30 to 15. Exchange offices work longer and are open on Saturday and Sunday. However they take always the big commissions, exact payment for many services and offer less exchange favorable rates. The general rule: the the sum is less at you, the more you lose. And if you travel with bunch, maybe, there is a sense to be merged?

And more one subtlety of the British currency. Except the Jar of England pounds sterling in the Great Britain release five more banks: Bank of Scotland, three North Irish jar and bank on Jersey island. Each of them releases the notes. Therefore, if you see for the first time the English pound sterling, on you without ceremony can palm off unconvertible shotladsky pound instead of English. To whom will Scotland which for the majority of our fellow citizens no more, than the province of England, can have the mint come in a head, what? To exchange for something decent North Irish pound it is possible only on the British islands. It is less than chances at travellers vstetitsja with pound of island of Jersey. It is purely island currency: only it is possible to meet and exchange for its Jersey. In any case it is not necessary to manifest excessive amateur performance. The crimes bound with falshivomonetnichestvom, are in the Great Britain under jurisdiction of the Certificate of 1981 About a fake and falsification. In him, in particular, it is spoken: if there are no designedness demonstrations, i.e. the person selling false notes, is guilt-free, notes is simply withdrawn and displaid. Otherwise - the person it is nabed and is subject to suit.