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Definition
Short name for the UK currency Pound Sterling (£) as distinct from other currencies named 'pound.' Its name comes from the Norman era (13th to 15th centuries) silver pennies with a small star ('sterling' in Middle English) engraved on their face.
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sterling is in the Banking, Commerce & Finance and Currency Trading subjects.
sterling appears in the definitions of the following terms: Isle of Man, SONIA, unit of measurement concept, accounting concepts, Black Wednesday and Asian currency unit (ACU)
sterling appears in these other term: sterling overnight interbank average (SONIA)
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