With about 180 currencies in use worldwide, these currencies don’t have the same value and the history. In this article you’ll discover the world’s oldest currency, still in use.
The oldest currency in the world still in use, is the British Pound sterling. This is the official currency of the United used as legal tender. It is symbolized by the sign (£) and has one of the trading volumes in the world.
It became the official currency of the United Kingdom when England and Scotland United to form a single country in 1707, but the pound was used as a form of money in the year 760. Until 1855, when printing began, the bank of England wrote all bank notes by hand.
Currencies pegged to the British Pound include the Falkland Islands Pounds, Gibraltar Pound, Saint Helena Pound, Jersey Pound (JEP), Guernsey Pound (GGP), Manx Pound, Scotland notes, and Northern Ireland notes.
The British Pound served as the currency in the colonies of the British Empire, including Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
