List of British currencies


A variety of currencies are tender in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and crown dependencies. This list covers all of those currently in circulation.
LocationNative currencyIssuing authority

Pound sterling
Bank of England

Local, privately-issued pound sterling banknotes
Issued by license of the Bank of England to Scotland's three largest clearing banks

Local, privately-issued pound sterling banknotes
Issued under a licence of the Bank of England to four retail banks: Bank of Ireland, First Trust Bank, Danske Bank and Ulster Bank.

Jersey pound
Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Jersey


Guernsey pound
Alderney pound

Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Guernsey

Manx pound
Issued by the Isle of Man Treasury.

Falkland Islands pound
Government of the Falkland Islands

Gibraltar pound

Euro accepted unofficially in most establishments

Government of Gibraltar

Saint Helenian pound


Government of Saint Helena

United States dollar
Pound sterling

US Federal Reserve System

United States dollar
Bahamian dollar also accepted in the Turks and Caicos Islands

US Federal Reserve System

Eastern Caribbean dollar
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Bermudian dollar
Bermuda Monetary Authority

Cayman Islands dollar
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority

New Zealand dollar
US dollar widely accepted
Pound sterling is also accepted.
Pitcairn Islands dollar

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Euro
European Central Bank