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.
Location | Native currency | Issuing 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 |