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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3075931, member: 82322&quot;]I believe the software on this site does not allow the more obscure Unicode symbols to be used in messages.&nbsp; When I have tried to post them they have been stripped.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The pound sign (£) derives from a capital &quot;L&quot;, representing libra, the basic unit of weight in the Roman Empire, which in turn is derived from the Latin word, <i>libra</i>, meaning scales or a balance.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Roman weight became defined as the English pound (equivalent to 350 grams) of fine (pure) silver.&nbsp;&nbsp; The horizontal line means &quot;abbreviation&quot; and has been used since the 1600s.</p><p><br /></p><p>The symbol ₤ (note the double dash at its middle) was called the lira sign in Italy, before the adoption of the euro.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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