Dollar seems to be the measure of all the exchangable goods, during the years it has gained ground, even if this expansion has been reduced since the appearance of the euro in 1999.
In Great Britain there is a currency, the pound, that still has value in front of crisis and important changes that have suffered the world economy in the last fifty years.
The name of the foreign currency pound, appeared in the 8th century. The term pound and sterling pound appeared in the Anglo-Saxon Great Britain, when a reform transformed the principal currency, called sterling in a new foreign currency, sterling pound, that was equal to 240 sterlings.
The foreign currency pound was born related to the Silver Standard and was replaced by the gold in 1717. The symbol that represents the foreign currency pound is £ and actually even if there are some currencies that have a better position, the foreign currency pound is still one of the principal foreign currencies used in the world.
As the euro, the foreign currency pound keeps an influence zone called sterling area and it is about those countries that were part of the British empire or are members of the Commonwealth.