<P> The currency's symbol is £, a stylised representation of the letter L, standing for livre or lira . Historically, £ 1 worth of silver coins were a troy pound in weight; in August 2016 this amount of silver was worth approximately £ 170 sterling . </P> <P> Today, the term may refer to a number of (primarily British and related) currencies and a variety of obsolete currencies . Some of them, those official in former Italian states and in countries formerly belonging to the Ottoman Empire, are called pound in English, while in the local languages their official name is lira . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Countries </Th> <Th> Currency </Th> <Th> ISO 4217 code </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Pound sterling </Td> <Td> GBP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> Egyptian pound </Td> <Td> EGP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> Lebanese pound </Td> <Td> LBP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td> South Sudanese pound </Td> <Td> SSP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> Sudanese pound </Td> <Td> SDG </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> Syrian pound </Td> <Td> SYP </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Countries </Th> <Th> Currency </Th> <Th> ISO 4217 code </Th> </Tr>

List of countries having pound as their currency