2. The pound is the name of the national currency and monetary unit in Britain. Although Britain is a member of the European Union, it has not yet joined the euro zone, so it still uses the pound.
Sterling is mainly issued by the Bank of England, but there are also other issuers. What is the most commonly used symbol for the pound? . The currency code of ISO 42 17 adopted by the International Organization for Standardization is the pound. In addition to Britain, the currencies of British overseas territories are also denominated in British pounds, and the exchange rate with British pounds is fixed at 1: 1.
As Britain is the earliest industrialized country in the world and once dominated the international financial industry, the pound was once the most widely used currency in international settlement business. After World War I and World War II, Britain's economic status has been declining, but due to historical reasons, Britain's financial industry is still very developed, and the pound still occupies a very high position in the settlement of foreign exchange transactions. The pound is printed with donation figures and royalties.
3. Silver dollar originated from15th century and was first cast in Europe, commonly known as "foreign money", "lace money" or "foreign money". It is the general name of silver coins, and it is the main currency of countries dominated by silver in the world. About16th century, silver dollars flowed into China. 1890 (Guangxu 16), the silver dollar was officially cast. After the establishment of the silver-based currency system in the Republic of China, the silver dollar was also used as the main currency. Silver dollar is one of the important currencies in modern coin collection.