Pound Sign £ or ₤ is the symbol for the pound sterling the currency of the United Kingdom. The pound became a British unit of weight, and the pound currency unit was so named because it was originally the value of 1 pound Tower Weight (326 g) of fine (pure) silver.
A common slang term is “Quid”, which is thought to derive from the Latin phrase “quid pro quo” – means “Something for Something”. The Latin phrase “Decus Et Tutamen” on Edge of 1988 Pound Coins translates as “An ornament and a safeguard.” It first appeared on the edge of all 17th century milled British silver coins as a protection against “clipping”.
As the story goes, a long time ago, on the one of the street of the London, I found a green tarnished brass pound coin. I rubbed off the dust and the coin sparkled in a golden amber colour. Delving into the bite marks left by the tooth of time on the coins ribbed sides, I could imagine how through the years, the coin was honorably handed as gratuity, thrown into parking ticket machines, charity buckets, or sacrificed to street musicians, how it had traveled in heavy bags inside the armored vans and carefully looked after in bank safes.
It is true, as they say, that if money is valuable, it will always be picked up off the pavement, fidgeted around with your fingers and carefully put in your pocket.
After all, as the saying goes “Find a penny, pick it up and all day long, you’ll have good luck”. On the side of tarnished POUND coin, was writen – “Decus Et Tutamen”.
In centuries, the authenticity of the golden coins was tested by “biting the coin”, the value of our British Amber®, Marzipan Sweets can also be ascertained by “biting”.
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