Understanding the British Pound Money - Project Britain

We have both coins and banknotes. Current coins are: 1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence, 1 pound, and 2 pounds ... ProjectBritain YourGuideto BritishLife,CultureandCustoms       HOMEPAGE:FollowmeonTwitter   BritishCulture homepage Blog Search Calendars LondonTopic Factsandfigures Introduction TheCountries TheLand Regions TheUnitedKingdom GreatBritain England Scotland Wales Identity London UnionFlag Trade Industries Economy Religion Multiculture Population Weather A-ZofBritain Customs&traditions FolkloreCalendar UnusualCustoms Festivals&holidays Nationaldays NationalFlowers Traditionaldances Bankholidays Superstitions Costumes Britaintoday Mainindex Identity Teenagers Population Religion Multiculture SocialClass Stereotypes Language Names DailyLife Mainindex Costofliving Familylife Houses Transport Shops Pubs Weddings Etiquette Do'sanddon'ts Greetings SocialCustoms EatingManners Questionsandanswers Monarchy Mainindex TheQueen Theroyalfamily Ceremonies Succession FamilyTree RoyalCrest NationalAnthem KingsandQueens Government Education TouristInformation Essentials Money Landmarks Do'sandDon'ts Time Foodanddrink Mainindex Mealtimes Maindishes Puddings AfternoonTea Pies Cheeses EatingEtiquette Sportsandleisure Sports Leisureactivities History Timeline KingsandQueens Glossary   Britishcoins Banknotes Exchangerates OldMoney   BritishCurrency         MoneyQuiz TheBritishcurrencyisthepoundsterling.Thesignforthepoundis GBP=GreatBritishPound WedonotusetheEuro.AlthoughafewofthebigshopswillacceptEuro,itisrarelyusedacrossBritain. Sincedecimalisationin1971,thepoundhasbeendividedinto100pence. Thepound()ismadeupof100pence(p)exactlylikethedollarissplitinto100cents. Thesingularofpenceis"penny".Thesymbolforthepennyis"p";henceanamountsuchas50pisoftenpronounced"fiftypee"ratherthan"fiftypence". Wehavebothcoinsandbanknotes. Currentcoinsare: 1penny,2pence,5pence,10pence,20pence,50pence,1pound,and2pounds. Currentbanknotesare: The5poundnote,the10poundnote,the20poundnoteandthe50poundnote. Oldmoneyconversionstomoneyusedtoday Sixpence-2½p Oneshilling(or'bob')-5p Halfacrown(2shillingsandsixpence)-12½p Oneguinea-£1.05 MoreaboutBritishCurrency Findoutmoreaboutouroldmoney ©Copyright-pleaseread Allthematerialsonthesepagesarefreeforhomeworkandclassroomuseonly.Youmaynotredistribute,sellorplacethecontentofthispageonanyotherwebsiteorblogwithoutwrittenpermissionfromtheMandyBarrow. www.mandybarrow.com ©CopyrightMandyBarrow2013 MandyisthecreatoroftheWoodlandsResourcessectionoftheWoodlandsJuniorwebsite.  Thetwowebsites projectbritain.com and primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk arethenewhomesfortheWoodlandsResources. MandyleftWoodlandsin2003toworkinKentschoolsasanICTConsulatant.  Shenowteachescomputersat TheGranvilleSchool and St.John'sPrimarySchool inSevenoaks Kent. FollowMandyonTwitter WoodlandsJuniorHomeworkHelpnewwebsite