Pound Sterling is the UK state currency and the most expensive currency in the world. This was one of the reasons why the country did not begin to switch to the common European currency - the euro.
The common symbol for the UK pound is this £ sign, and GBP ( Great Britain Pound) is used as the bank code .
You will learn about what the exchange rate and how much in rubles of the Russian Federation will cost £ 10 from this article.
A bit of history
The British currency acquired its name due to a combination of words originating from different languages: pondus (from Latin heavy ) and from English sterling, which was used to name silver coins.
For the first time a paper version of this money began to be used in 1694. Up to this point, the weight of a pound could reach 240 silver coins. Until 1971, this monetary unit remained unchanged.
Face value pounds
Previously, the pound is divided into twenty shillings or two hundred and forty pence. Britain today uses the decimal division system, according to which one pound includes one hundred pence.
Currency is issued in denominations of 5 and 10 pounds, twenty and fifty. A bill of £ 100 is not printed, as there is no need for this because of the high cost of the currency. There are metal coins with a value of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 pence, as well as one and two pounds.
An interesting fact is that the central banks of the countries that make up the United Kingdom (Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland) print banknotes with a unique appearance, which should be accepted throughout the country. However, in fact, they are sometimes not accepted for payment, but this rarely happens.
What is the cost of 10 pounds in rubles
To date, the British pound is approximately 72 rubles. It is not difficult to calculate that 10 pounds will cost about 720 rubles in Russia, which is several positions higher than the United States dollar or the euro.
You can exchange this currency for rubles and vice versa at almost any bank or exchange office. In popularity, GBP is second only to a few other currencies, in particular the United States dollar and the euro.
The exchange rate of this currency, along with some others (euro, Japanese yen, US dollar) is included in the reserve monetary units of global, global scale, which puts it in line with all the banknotes included in this list.
10 pounds - this is one of the most popular paper banknotes in the UK and Northern Ireland, so it is produced in fairly large quantities. But precisely for this reason, like all frequently used bills, counterfeiters love it.