<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The pound sign (£) is the symbol for the pound sterling--the currency of the United Kingdom (UK). The same symbol is used for similarly named currencies such as the Gibraltar pound or occasionally the Syrian pound . It is also sometimes used for currencies named lira, for example the now withdrawn Italian lira . </P> <P> The symbol derives from a capital "L", representing libra, the basic unit of weight in the Roman Empire, which in turn is derived from the Latin name of the same spelling for scales or a balance . The pound became an English unit of weight and was so named because it originally had the value of one tower pound (~ 350 grams) of fine (pure) silver . </P> <P> The pound sign is placed before the number (e.g. "£ 12,000") and separated from the following digits by no space or only a thin space . </P>

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