£1
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There are many £1 banknotes, bills or coins, including:
Current currencies:
Obsolete currencies:
Current currencies:
- One pound sterling coinOne pound (British coin)The circulating British one pound coin is minted from a nickel-brass alloy of approximately 70% copper, 24.5% zinc, and 5.5% nickel. The coin weighs 9.50 grams and has a diameter of 22.50 millimetres...
and Sovereign, both of the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe 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...
- Old English pound coins: Anglo-Saxon pound, broadBroad (British coin)The Broad is a British coin worth 20 shillings, written as 20/-, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656. It is a milled gold coin weighing 9.0 to 9.1 grams with a diameter of 29 or 30 millimetres, and was designed by Thomas Simon....
, UniteUnite (English coin)The Unite was the second English gold coin with a value of twenty shillings or one pound first produced during the reign of King James I. It was named after the legends on the coin indicating the king's intention of uniting his two kingdoms of England and Scotland...
, laurelLaurel (English coin)The Laurel was the third English gold coin with a value of twenty shillings or one pound produced during the reign of King James I. It was named after the laurel that the king is portrayed as wearing on his head, but it is considerably poorer in both quality and style than the Sovereign and Unite... - Pound ScotsPound ScotsThe pound Scots was the national unit of currency in the Kingdom of Scotland before the country entered into political and currency union with the Kingdom of England in 1707 . It was introduced by David I, in the 12th century, on the model of English and French money, divided into 20 shillings...
(12th century — 1707) - Banknotes of the pound sterling: note replaced by pound coin in England, Royal Bank of Scotland note still in circulation
- Old English pound coins: Anglo-Saxon pound, broad
- Egyptian poundEgyptian poundThe Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....
(E£1 coin and note) - Falkland Islands pound coin
- Gibraltar pound coin
- Sudanese poundSudanese poundThe Sudanese pound is the currency of Sudan and also used in South Sudan until finalization of the introduction of the South Sudanese pound. Both Arabic and English names for the denominations appear on the country's banknotes and coins. On 24 July 2011, Sudan launched a new currency...
(SDG £1 note) - Saint Helena pound coin
- Syrian poundSyrian pound-Use of 10 Syrian pound coins in Norway:The shape of the 10 Syrian pound coin has been found to so resemble the 20 Norwegian krone coin that it can fool vending machines, coins-to-cash machines, arcade machines, and any other coin-operated, automated service machine in the country...
(SYP £1 coin)
Obsolete currencies:
- Australian poundAustralian poundThe pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...
(£1 note) - Bahamian poundBahamian poundThe pound was the currency of the Bahamas until 1966. It was equivalent to the pound sterling and was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence. Ordinary UK coinage circulated...
(£1 note) - Bermudian pound (£1 note)
- Biafran poundBiafran poundThe Biafran pound was the currency of the breakaway Republic of Biafra between 1968 and 1970.The first notes denominated in 5 shillings and £1 were introduced on January 29, 1968. A series of coins was issued in 1969; 3 pence, 6 pence, 1 shilling and 2½ shilling coins were minted, all made of...
(£1 note) - British West African pound (20-shilling note)
- Canadian £1 noteCanadian chartered bank notesThe Canadian chartered bank notes were paper money issued between 1817 and 1944 by private Canadian banks known as chartered banks.Notes were issued in a variety of different denominations, including 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 dollars. After 1871, the smallest denomination...
- Cypriot poundCypriot poundThe pound, also known as the lira , was the currency of Cyprus, including the Sovereign Base Areas in Akrotiri and Dhekelia, until 31 December 2007, when the Republic of Cyprus adopted the euro...
(£1 note) - Fijian poundFijian poundThe pound was the currency of Fiji between 1873 and 1969. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.-History:From its earliest days as a British colony, British sterling coinage circulated in Fiji, supplemented by locally produced paper money...
(£1 note) - Gambian poundGambian poundThe pound was the currency of the Gambia between 1907 and 1971. Gambia used the British West African pound until it issued its own currency on October 5, 1964. In 1971, the dalasi replaced the pound at a rate of 1 pound = 5 dalasi, i.e., 1 dalasi = 4 shillings....
(£1 note) - Ghanaian poundGhanaian poundThe Ghanaian pound was the currency of Ghana between 1958 and 1965. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence. Until 1958, Ghana used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency...
(£1 note) - Irish poundIrish poundThe Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...
- Series A £1 banknote
- Series B £1 banknote
- Irish pound coin
- Israeli lira (Israeli pound) (I£1 coin)
- Jamaican poundJamaican poundThe pound was the official currency of Jamaica between 1840 and 1969. It circulated as a mixture of British currency and local issues and was always equal to the British pound...
(£1 note) - Libyan poundLibyan poundThe Libyan pound was the currency of Libya between 1951 and 1971. The pound was divided into 100 piastres and 1000 milliemes .- History :...
(£1 note) - Maltese pound (£1 note)
- New Brunswick poundNew Brunswick poundThe pound was the currency of New Brunswick until 1860. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence, with the dollar circulating at a value of 5 shillings .-History:...
(£1 note) - Newfoundland poundNewfoundland poundThe pound was the currency of Newfoundland until 1865. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence. The Newfoundland pound was equal to the British pound and British coins circulated, supplemented by locally produced tokens and banknotes...
(£1 note) - New Guinean pound (£1 note)
- New Zealand poundNew Zealand poundThe pound was the currency of New Zealand between 1840 and 1967. Like the British pound, it was subdivided into 20 shillings each of 12 pence. As a result of the great depression of the early 1930s, the New Zealand agricultural export market to the UK was badly affected...
(£1 note) - Nigerian poundNigerian poundThe pound was the currency of Nigeria between 1907 and 1973. Until 1958, Nigeria used the British West African pound, after which it issued its own currency. The pound was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence...
(£1 note) - Nova Scotian poundNova Scotian poundThe pound was the currency of Nova Scotia until 1860. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence. It was equivalent to the British pound and was replaced by the dollar in 1860, at a rate of 5 dollars = 1 pound , although coins and notes of the dollar currency were not issued until...
(£1 note) - Oceanian poundOceanian poundThe pound was a currency issued by the Japanese occupiers of former British and Australian territories and colonies between 1942 and 1945. These included Kiribati, Nauru, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu....
(£1 note) - Palestine pound (£1 note)
- Prince Edward Island poundPrince Edward Island poundThe pound was the currency of Prince Edward Island until 1871. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence. It was replaced by the dollar in 1871. British coins circulated, together with locally produced coins and paper money.-Coins:...
(£1 note) - Rhodesia and Nyasaland poundRhodesia and Nyasaland poundThe pound was the currency of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.-History:...
(£1 note)- Rhodesian poundRhodesian poundThe pound was the currency of Rhodesia from 1964 until 1970. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.-History:The Rhodesian pound was introduced following the break-up of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, when Southern Rhodesia changed its name to simply Rhodesia...
(£1 note) - Malawian poundMalawian poundThe pound was the currency of Malaŵi until 1971. From 1932, Malaŵi used the Southern Rhodesian pound. In 1955, a new currency was introduced, the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound. This was replaced by the Malaŵian pound in 1964, following Malaŵi's independence. The pound was subdivided into 20...
(£1 note) - Zambian poundZambian poundThe pound was the currency in Zambia from independence in 1964 until decimalization on January 16, 1968. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.-History:The Zambian pound replaced the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound at par...
(£1 note)
- Rhodesian pound
- Solomon Islands poundSolomon Islands poundThe pound was the currency of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate between 1899 and 1966. It was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence. Initially, the British pound circulated, supplemented by local banknotes from 1916. In 1920, Australian coins and banknotes where introduced, although...
(£1 note) - South African poundSouth African poundIn 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies. At that time, the only British colony in Southern Africa was the Cape of Good Hope Colony. As time went on, the British pound sterling and its associated subsidiary coinage became the currency of...
(£1 note) - South West African poundSouth West African poundThe South West African pound was issued between the 1930s and 1959 by the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Barclays Bank , and Volkskas Limited. These notes circulated along with the South African pound notes of the South African Reserve Bank until 1961, when they were withdrawn and replaced...
(£1 note) - Thirteen ColoniesThirteen ColoniesThe Thirteen Colonies were English and later British colonies established on the Atlantic coast of North America between 1607 and 1733. They declared their independence in the American Revolution and formed the United States of America...
:- Connecticut poundConnecticut poundThe pound was the currency of Connecticut until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated along with foreign currencies. This was supplemented by local paper money from 1709. Although the local currency was denominated in pounds, shillings and pence, it was worth less than sterling, with 1...
(£1 bill) - Delaware poundDelaware poundThe pound was the currency of Delaware until 1793. Initially, the British pound and foreign coins circulated. This was supplemented from 1723 by local paper money...
(£1 bill) - Georgia poundGeorgia poundThe pound was the currency of Georgia until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated. This was supplemented from 1735 with local paper money denominated in sterling, with 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence....
(£1 bill) - Maryland poundMaryland poundThe pound was the currency of Maryland until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated along with foreign coins. From 1733, this was supplemented by paper money, known as "Proclamation Money". Although this was denominated in pounds, shillings and pence, they were worth less than sterling, with...
(£1 bill) - Massachusetts poundMassachusetts poundThe pound was the currency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its colonial predecessors until 1793. Like the British pound sterling of that era, the Massachusetts pound was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence, but the Massachusetts and British pounds were not equivalent in value...
(£1 bill) - New Hampshire poundNew Hampshire poundThe pound was the currency of New Hampshire until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated, supplemented from 1709 by local paper money. These notes were denominated in pounds, shillings and pence but were worth less than sterling, with 1 New Hampshire shilling = 9 pence sterling...
(£1 bill) - New Jersey poundNew Jersey poundThe pound was the currency of New Jersey until 1793. Initially, the British pound and some foreign currencies circulated, supplemented from 1709 by local paper money. However, although the notes were denominated in pounds, shillings and pence, they were worth less than sterling, with 1 New Jersey...
(£1 bill) - New York poundNew York poundThe pound was the currency of New York until 1793. Initially, the British pound and some foreign currencies circulated, supplemented by local paper money from 1709...
(£1 bill) - North Carolina poundNorth Carolina poundThe pound was the currency of North Carolina until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated, supplemented from 1709 by local paper money. Although these notes were denominated in pounds, shillings and pence, they were worth less than sterling, with 1 North Carolina shilling = 9 pence sterling....
(£1 bill) - Pennsylvania poundPennsylvania poundThe pound was the currency of Pennsylvania until 1793. It was created as a response to the global economic downturn caused by the collapse of the South Sea Company. Initially, the British pound and certain foreign coins circulated, supplemented from 1723 by local paper money, called Colonial Scrip...
(£1 bill) - Rhode Island poundRhode Island poundThe pound was the currency of Rhode Island until 1793. Initially, the British pound and foreign coins circulated, supplemented by local paper money from 1710. Although these notes were denominated in pounds, shillings and pence, they were worth less than sterling, with 1 Rhode Island shilling = 9...
(£1 bill) - South Carolina poundSouth Carolina poundThe pound was the currency of South Carolina until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated, supplemented from 1703 by local paper money. Although these notes were denominated in pounds, shillings and pence, they were worth less than sterling, with 1 South Carolina shilling = 8 pence sterling....
(£1 bill) - Virginia poundVirginia poundThe pound was the currency of Virginia until 1793. Initially, the British pound sterling circulated along with foreign currencies, supplemented from 1755 by local paper money...
(£1 bill)
- Connecticut pound
- Tongan poundTongan poundThe pound was the currency of Tonga until 1967. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.-History:Initially, British currency circulated. This was supplemented, from 1921, by banknotes issued by the Tongan government. The notes were marked as sterling and included the rather unusual 4...
(£1 note) - West Indian poundWest Indian poundThe West Indies pound was the currency of several British Caribbean territories until 1949 when it was generally replaced by the West Indian dollar. It was equivalent to the pound sterling and was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.-References:...
(£1 note) - Western Samoan pound (£1 note)