FACT 1: The currency of the Great Britain is the British Pound. It's code is GBP According to our data, GBP to EUR is the most popular United Kingdom Pound exchange rate conversion. The Brits have developed a number of nicknames for its currency, including: Sterling, Wong, Quid, Nicker, Bunce.

FACT 2: The most frequently used banknotes in the UK are: £5, £10, £20, £50. It's used in: The United Kingdom (UK), England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Saint Helena and Ascension, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha

FACT 3: British Pound Sterling can lay claim to being the oldest currency in use today. Sterling is the fourth most traded world currency and third largest currency reserve held in the world. The Bank of England is the monetary equivalent of the Federal Reserve in the US.

FKP
Falkland Islands Pound

FACT 1: The currency of the Falkland Islands is the Falkland Islands Pound. It's code is FKP. According to our data, USD to FKP is the most popular FKP Pound exchange rate conversion.

FACT 2: The most frequently used banknotes in the Falkland Islands are: £5, £10, £20, £50. It's used solely in the Falkland Islands.

FACT 3: Initially the British Pound circulated the Falklands in 1833 with the first Falkland Island Banknotes issued in 1989. All Falkland Island banknotes feature Queen Elizabeth II, the Falklands Coat of Arms, a small map of the Islands and the two main animals; penguins and lions.