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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 805227, member: 6229"]<b><p style="text-align: center">Quid, Snicker, Spud</p></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b> </p><p></b>are all slang words for the <b><i>Pound Sterling</i></b> 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:</p><p> </p><p><b><i>Punt </i></b>is the spelling and pronunciation for <b><i>Pound</i> </b>by the Irish, Manx and Welsh. </p><p> </p><p>Here's photos of two Irish Punts courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery:</p><p> </p><p><u>Minted from 1990 Through 1999:</u></p><p><u> </u></p><p><u></u><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-27&desc=Ireland%20km27%201%20Pound%20(1990-2000)&query=Ireland%20km%2027" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-27&desc=Ireland%20km27%201%20Pound%20(1990-2000)&query=Ireland%20km%2027" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-27&desc=Ireland km27 1 Pound (1990-2000)&query=Ireland km 27</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><u>Minted in 2000 (Millenneum):</u></p><p><u><br /></u> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-1p00&desc=Ireland%20km31%201%20Pound%20(2000)%20Millennium&query=Ireland%20millennium" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-1p00&desc=Ireland%20km31%201%20Pound%20(2000)%20Millennium&query=Ireland%20millennium" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-1p00&desc=Ireland km31 1 Pound (2000) Millennium&query=Ireland millennium</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The denomination of <b><i>Pound Sterling </i></b>in Ireland is <b><i>Punt Steirling</i></b>. On the Isle of Man, it's <b><i>Punt Sostynagh</i></b>. The Welsh refer to it as <b><i>Punt Sterling</i></b>. In Cornish, it's <b><i>Peuns Sterling</i></b>. In Scotland there are two different connotations: <b><i>Punnd Sasannach </i></b>(Gaelic) and <b><i>Poond Sterling</i></b> (regular).</p><p> </p><p>Note: In government and banking circles it is referred to as the <b><i>English Pound</i></b>. As the Brit commoners are fond of being more concise in language, thereby simplifying speech to make it easier to say, the <b><i>Sterling </i></b>and English halves of the denomination have been dropped in favor of <b><i>Pound</i></b> all by itself.</p><p>The United Kingdom's <b><i>Pound </i></b>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.</p><p> </p><p>Not only does the United Kindom's <b><i>Pound </i></b>freely circulate on the Isle of man, it does so along with the Isle of Man's own <b><i>Pound</i></b>. Here's two photos courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery:</p><p> </p><p><b>United Kingdom Pound:</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/76-933&desc=Great%20Britain%20km933%201%20Pound%20(1983)%20Royal%20Coat%20of%20Arms&query=Britain%20km%20933" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/76-933&desc=Great%20Britain%20km933%201%20Pound%20(1983)%20Royal%20Coat%20of%20Arms&query=Britain%20km%20933" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/76-933&desc=Great Britain km933 1 Pound (1983) Royal Coat of Arms&query=Britain km 933</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i>Isle of Man Pound:</i></b></p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/93-44&desc=Isle%20of%20Man%20km44%201%20Pound%20(1978-1981)%20Triskeles&query=Isle%20Man%20triskeles" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/93-44&desc=Isle%20of%20Man%20km44%201%20Pound%20(1978-1981)%20Triskeles&query=Isle%20Man%20triskeles" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/93-44&desc=Isle of Man km44 1 Pound (1978-1981) Triskeles&query=Isle Man triskeles</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>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 <b><i>Pounds </i></b>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)</p><p> </p><p><b><i>Falkland Islands Pound:</i></b></p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/66-24&desc=Falkland%20Islands%20km24%201%20Pound%20(1987-1999)&query=Falkland%20km%2024" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/66-24&desc=Falkland%20Islands%20km24%201%20Pound%20(1987-1999)&query=Falkland%20km%2024" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/66-24&desc=Falkland Islands km24 1 Pound (1987-1999)&query=Falkland km 24</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i>Gibraltar Pound:</i></b></p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/75-18&desc=Gibraltar%20km18%201%20Pound%20(1988-1997)&query=Gibraltar%20km%2018" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/75-18&desc=Gibraltar%20km18%201%20Pound%20(1988-1997)&query=Gibraltar%20km%2018" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/75-18&desc=Gibraltar km18 1 Pound (1988-1997)&query=Gibraltar km 18</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i>Guernsey Pound:</i></b></p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/79-37&desc=Guernsey%20km37%201%20Pound%20(1981)%20Guernsey%20Lily&src=Richard%20Trounson&query=Guernsey%20lily" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/79-37&desc=Guernsey%20km37%201%20Pound%20(1981)%20Guernsey%20Lily&src=Richard%20Trounson&query=Guernsey%20lily" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/79-37&desc=Guernsey km37 1 Pound (1981) Guernsey Lily&src=Richard Trounson&query=Guernsey lily</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i>Jersey Pound:</i></b></p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/98-51&desc=Jersey%20km51%201%20Pound%20(1981)%20Battle%20of%20Jersey&query=Jersey%20battle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/98-51&desc=Jersey%20km51%201%20Pound%20(1981)%20Battle%20of%20Jersey&query=Jersey%20battle" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/98-51&desc=Jersey km51 1 Pound (1981) Battle of Jersey&query=Jersey battle</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i>St Helena & Ascension Island:</i></b></p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/167a-6&desc=St.%20Helena%20and%20Ascension%20km6%201%20Pound%20(1984)&query=Helena%20pound" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/167a-6&desc=St.%20Helena%20and%20Ascension%20km6%201%20Pound%20(1984)&query=Helena%20pound" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/167a-6&desc=St. Helena and Ascension km6 1 Pound (1984)&query=Helena pound</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ready for this post's suprise?</p><p> </p><p><b><i>Elizabeth I English Pound:</i></b></p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b>Photo courtesy of coinarchives.com:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=ENGLAND+house+of+Tudor+1+Pound&s=0&results=100" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=ENGLAND+house+of+Tudor+1+Pound&s=0&results=100" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=ENGLAND+house+of+Tudor+1+Pound&s=0&results=100</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i>Charles I Great Britain Pound:</i></b></p><p><b><i> </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=GREAT+BRITAIN.+Charles+I%2C+1625-1649.+Pound&s=0&results=100" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=GREAT+BRITAIN.+Charles+I%2C+1625-1649.+Pound&s=0&results=100" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=GREAT+BRITAIN.+Charles+I,+1625-1649.+Pound&s=0&results=100</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Did you enjoy this post?</p><p> </p><p>Clinker</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 805227, member: 6229"][B][CENTER]Quid, Snicker, Spud [/CENTER] [/B]are all slang words for the [B][I]Pound Sterling[/I][/B][I][/I] 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: [B][I]Punt [/I][/B][I][/I]is the spelling and pronunciation for [B][I]Pound[/I] [/B]by the Irish, Manx and Welsh. Here's photos of two Irish Punts courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery: [U]Minted from 1990 Through 1999: [/U][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-27&desc=Ireland%20km27%201%20Pound%20(1990-2000)&query=Ireland%20km%2027[/URL] [U]Minted in 2000 (Millenneum): [/U] [URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/92-1p00&desc=Ireland%20km31%201%20Pound%20(2000)%20Millennium&query=Ireland%20millennium[/URL] The denomination of [B][I]Pound Sterling [/I][/B][I][/I]in Ireland is [B][I]Punt Steirling[/I][/B][I][/I]. On the Isle of Man, it's [B][I]Punt Sostynagh[/I][/B][I][/I]. The Welsh refer to it as [B][I]Punt Sterling[/I][/B][I][/I]. In Cornish, it's [B][I]Peuns Sterling[/I][/B][I][/I]. In Scotland there are two different connotations: [B][I]Punnd Sasannach [/I][/B][I][/I](Gaelic) and [B][I]Poond Sterling[/I][/B][I][/I] (regular). Note: In government and banking circles it is referred to as the [B][I]English Pound[/I][/B][I][/I]. As the Brit commoners are fond of being more concise in language, thereby simplifying speech to make it easier to say, the [B][I]Sterling [/I][/B][I][/I]and English halves of the denomination have been dropped in favor of [B][I]Pound[/I][/B][I][/I] all by itself. The United Kingdom's [B][I]Pound [/I][/B][I][/I]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 [B][I]Pound [/I][/B][I][/I]freely circulate on the Isle of man, it does so along with the Isle of Man's own [B][I]Pound[/I][/B][I][/I]. Here's two photos courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery: [B]United Kingdom Pound: [/B][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/76-933&desc=Great%20Britain%20km933%201%20Pound%20(1983)%20Royal%20Coat%20of%20Arms&query=Britain%20km%20933[/URL] [B][I]Isle of Man Pound: [/I][/B][I][/I][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/93-44&desc=Isle%20of%20Man%20km44%201%20Pound%20(1978-1981)%20Triskeles&query=Isle%20Man%20triskeles[/URL] 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 [B][I]Pounds [/I][/B][I][/I]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) [B][I]Falkland Islands Pound: [/I][/B][I][/I][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/66-24&desc=Falkland%20Islands%20km24%201%20Pound%20(1987-1999)&query=Falkland%20km%2024[/URL] [B][I]Gibraltar Pound: [/I][/B][I][/I][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/75-18&desc=Gibraltar%20km18%201%20Pound%20(1988-1997)&query=Gibraltar%20km%2018[/URL] [B][I]Guernsey Pound: [/I][/B][I][/I][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/79-37&desc=Guernsey%20km37%201%20Pound%20(1981)%20Guernsey%20Lily&src=Richard%20Trounson&query=Guernsey%20lily[/URL] [B][I]Jersey Pound: [/I][/B][I][/I][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/98-51&desc=Jersey%20km51%201%20Pound%20(1981)%20Battle%20of%20Jersey&query=Jersey%20battle[/URL] [B][I]St Helena & Ascension Island: [/I][/B][I][/I][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/167a-6&desc=St.%20Helena%20and%20Ascension%20km6%201%20Pound%20(1984)&query=Helena%20pound[/URL] Ready for this post's suprise? [B][I]Elizabeth I English Pound: [/I][/B][I][/I]Photo courtesy of coinarchives.com: [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=ENGLAND+house+of+Tudor+1+Pound&s=0&results=100[/URL] [B][I]Charles I Great Britain Pound: [/I][/B][I][/I][URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/results.php?search=GREAT+BRITAIN.+Charles+I%2C+1625-1649.+Pound&s=0&results=100[/URL] Did you enjoy this post? Clinker [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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