Quid, Snicker, Spud are all slang words for the Pound Sterling coin that was minted in the past by England. It was "coin of the realm" during Great Britain's existance and still is being struck by the mints of the United Kingdom. It circulates throughout the United Kingdom, but many ethnic regions have their own spelling of the coin: Punt is the spelling and pronunciation for Pound by the Irish, Manx and Welsh. Here's photos of two Irish Punts courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery: Minted from 1990 Through 1999: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri... km27 1 Pound (1990-2000)&query=Ireland km 27 Minted in 2000 (Millenneum): http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...nd (2000) Millennium&query=Ireland millennium The denomination of Pound Sterling in Ireland is Punt Steirling. On the Isle of Man, it's Punt Sostynagh. The Welsh refer to it as Punt Sterling. In Cornish, it's Peuns Sterling. In Scotland there are two different connotations: Punnd Sasannach (Gaelic) and Poond Sterling (regular). Note: In government and banking circles it is referred to as the English Pound. As the Brit commoners are fond of being more concise in language, thereby simplifying speech to make it easier to say, the Sterling and English halves of the denomination have been dropped in favor of Pound all by itself. The United Kingdom's Pound circulates as legal tender on the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, the South Sandwich Islands (including South Georgia), the British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. Not only does the United Kindom's Pound freely circulate on the Isle of man, it does so along with the Isle of Man's own Pound. Here's two photos courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery: United Kingdom Pound: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...1983) Royal Coat of Arms&query=Britain km 933 Isle of Man Pound: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...1978-1981) Triskeles&query=Isle Man triskeles The same true on the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey and Saint Helena and Ascension Island. One more item of interest is that the Falkland Islands, Gilbraltar and the St. Helena and Ascension Island Pounds are on a par with the English Pound thereby those three are legal tender throught the United Kingdom. (all following photos courtesy of worldcoingallery.com unless noted) Falkland Islands Pound: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...km24 1 Pound (1987-1999)&query=Falkland km 24 Gibraltar Pound: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...m18 1 Pound (1988-1997)&query=Gibraltar km 18 Guernsey Pound: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...Lily&src=Richard Trounson&query=Guernsey lily Jersey Pound: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...d (1981) Battle of Jersey&query=Jersey battle St Helena & Ascension Island: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...cension km6 1 Pound (1984)&query=Helena pound Ready for this post's suprise? Elizabeth I English Pound: Photo courtesy of coinarchives.com: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=ENGLAND+house+of+Tudor+1+Pound&s=0&results=100 Charles I Great Britain Pound: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/resul....+Charles+I,+1625-1649.+Pound&s=0&results=100 Did you enjoy this post? Clinker
Very interesting post. So if one were doing a UK Pound Type Set the pounds of the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey and Saint Helena and Ascension Island could reasonably be included along with those of Ireland, Wales, and Isle of Man. I have a few pound coins from trips to London and I really like them. The thickness and edge lettering are particularly neat.
As for Ireland, the set should have pre-1979 coins though. After that, and before the introduction of the euro, the Irish pound/punt was not at par with the pound sterling. And yes, interesting post - thanks, Clinker! Christian
Sorry but quite a bit of it is wrong It is refferd to as a English pound (or pound stirling) simply because that is what it is, Scotland still producess it's own banknotes as does Ulster The three notes you refer to are not legal tender within the UK only notes produced by the Bank of England hold that status they are though exchangable on par with the pound stirling English banknotes are Legal tender in England & Wales but not in Scotland since the demise of the English £1 ( Currency and Bank Notes Act 1954 defined Bank of England notes of less than £5 in value as legal tender in Scotland) Scottish banknotes are not even legal tender in Scotland but are a accepted form of payment the same goes for the Ulster pound, they are simply promisory notes or if you prefer status is of "legal currency" (that is to say that their issue is approved by the parliament of the UK) and they are backed up by Bank of England securities Notes from Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Are basicly known as local issues and again are not Legal tender within the UK Many people within England itself do not realise that it is ok to take Scottish notes etc in payment as the banks will take them at face, I have even heard of a currency exchange outlet trying to say Scottish ££ were worth less than Stirling!!
I have heard of shops who have refused to take Gibralter, Falkland Island, Manx etc pound coins even thought they have exaclty the same value. They were well within their rights to do so, but it does seem a bit arsey to reject them when they have exaclty the same value. Scottish Banknotes are generally freely accepted in the North of England, but this is less the case as you go further down South....
Hi De Orc My post wasn't about notes, but I thank you for the information you presented on them. Clinker
Hi chrisild: Yes, I was going to note that Ireland was now pasrt of the European Euro community. Also, I never said the "Punt" was on a par with the English "Pound."
Hi Art... They could be as separate collections within the total collection, but a better collection group would be only those that on par (Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, and St. Helen & Ascension Island). All pounds minted before UK (England and Great Britain) would not be part of a larger (commonwealth, possessions, etc.) collective holding. However to each his own. Yes, I agree, those you have are "nice." Clinker
I know - that part of my reply was just a comment on Art's idea of putting a type set together. Hope such remarks won't keep you from researching and posting more "trivia", Clinker. They sure are informative and interesting ... Christian
god be with the days of the pound at least i knew what it was worth. still do i think. great post clinker. none of us can live in yesterday. dave :hammer::hug: keep it up.
Remember chrisild... I'm 74 years old and know I can make mistakes or choose the wrong source for information (like hearsay as fact) thus I welcome corrective commentation to my posts... Clinker
