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The symbol of the pound is £.

The symbol of the pound is £.

Prices expressed in pounds, shillings, and pence were typically written in the form, for example, £2/6/4, which was two pounds, six shillings, and fourpence, or £5/- which was five pounds and no shillings.

Prices expressed in pounds, shillings, and pence were typically written in the form, for example, £2 6s 4d, which was two pounds, six shillings, and fourpence; £5.0.0 which was five pounds and no shillings; 16/9, which was sixteen shillings and ninepence; and 10/-, which was ten shillings and no pence.

The pound is by far the oldest currency in the world still in existence, having been popularised by King [[Offa]] of [[Mercia]], ruler of [[England]], around the year 790 AD. The term 'pound' referred to the fact that it was a pound in weight of silver.

The pound is by far the oldest currency in the world still in existence, having been popularised by King [[Offa]] of [[Mercia]], ruler of [[England]], around the year 790 AD. The term 'pound' referred to the fact that it was a pound in weight of silver.