The pound, a unit of currency, originated in England, as the value of a pound mass of silver.[1] For a long time, £1 worth of silver coins were a troy pound in mass.
Today, the term may refer to a number of current (primarily British and related) currencies, and a variety of now-obsolete currencies.
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