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.

USD
United States Dollar

FACT 1: The currency of the United States is the US Dollar. It's code is USD & symbol is $. According to our data, GBP to USD is the most popular US Dollar exchange rate conversion. Interesting nicknames for the USD include: greenback, cheese, dollar bills, buck, green, dough, smacker, dead presidents, scrillas, paper.

FACT 2: The most popular banknotes used in the USA are: $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100. It's used in: United States, America, American Samoa, American Virgin Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam, Haiti, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Wake Island, East Timor

FACT 3: The US Dollar was introduced in 1792 and is the most traded currency on the foreign exchange market. The preceding currency did not feature portraits of the presidents as George Washington did not want his face on the currency.