Alderney pound
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The island of Alderney
has its own currency, which by law must be the same as the United Kingdom
(see pound sterling
).
Schedule 2 of the Government of Alderney Law provides that the States of Alderney may, by Ordinance, prescribe "the legal currency and denominations of the legal currency, so however that that currency, and those denominations shall be the same in Alderney as in the United Kingdom; and prescribing those notes and coins the tender of which is a legal tender of the payment of money".
Alderney does not issue its own banknotes.
Alderney coins are widely available to collectors but are not in general circulation. Since 1989, Alderney has issued occasional commemorative coins of £1, £2, or £5 face value in cupro-nickel, silver, or gold.
In normal use in Alderney, Guernsey
and UK notes and coins circulate side by side year round, while in the Summer tourist season, Jersey
notes and coins are also common, as well as Scottish and occasionally even Manx
, or Northern Irish notes.
Alderney
Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
has its own currency, which by law must be the same as the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(see pound sterling
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
).
Schedule 2 of the Government of Alderney Law provides that the States of Alderney may, by Ordinance, prescribe "the legal currency and denominations of the legal currency, so however that that currency, and those denominations shall be the same in Alderney as in the United Kingdom; and prescribing those notes and coins the tender of which is a legal tender of the payment of money".
Alderney does not issue its own banknotes.
Alderney coins are widely available to collectors but are not in general circulation. Since 1989, Alderney has issued occasional commemorative coins of £1, £2, or £5 face value in cupro-nickel, silver, or gold.
In normal use in Alderney, Guernsey
Guernsey pound
The pound is the currency of Guernsey. Since 1921, Guernsey has been in currency union with the United Kingdom and the Guernsey pound is not a separate currency but is a local issue of banknotes and coins denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and...
and UK notes and coins circulate side by side year round, while in the Summer tourist season, Jersey
Jersey pound
The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern...
notes and coins are also common, as well as Scottish and occasionally even Manx
Manx pound
The Manx pound or Isle of Man pound is a local issue of the pound sterling, issued by the Isle of Man Government. It is subdivided into 100 pence.-Currency union with sterling:...
, or Northern Irish notes.