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Originally posted by the_stillness
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Originally posted by agentcollins
Ok, I’m going to sound stupid here but I didn’t even know Scotland had its own money. I thought all of the UK use British Sterling? It’s all GBP aint it?
How does it work? Is it all British Sterling, just the different places print their own notes? Can you use them in each others places? Are all the coins the same or are there different ones too?
Does this also mean that Wales and Northern Ireland have their own notes?
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It doesn't sound stupid at all agentcollins. Many people never get the chance to handle or even see Scottish or Irish currency. All Scottish bank notes are legal tender in the whole of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland notes [pound sterling] can also be spent anywhere, but many don't like receiving them in change. I know that. But Southern Ireland - before they switched to the horrible Euro they used to have Irish bank notes - but their notes were worth a bit less and not legal currency anywhere else. Banks or Bureau-de-change will change them
They all use our bank notes too, except Southern Ireland that is - [separate] also, there are coins as well - I have only had one once
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Oh no leave our Euro alone, I love it. It's so nice and makes it easy when I go to France or Germnay.
Are the UK coins the same across the UK? I find the English coins strange - I guess it's co i'm use to the Euro, but your 1 pound coin always confuses me as I grew up in Australia and your 1 pound is a lot like the $2 coin in Oz.
Come join us in the Euro, you know you want to. Hehehe
29-08-2007, 09:34 PM
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