10 pounds sterling. How much is it in rubles?

The pound sterling is the state monetary unit of Great Britain and the most expensive currency in the world. This was one of the reasons why the country did not begin to switch to a common European currency - the euro.

A common symbol denoting the pound sterling of Great Britain is this £ sign, and the GBP code ( Great Britain Pound) is used as the banking code .

About what exchange rate and how much will be in rubles of the Russian Federation to cost 10 pounds sterling, you will learn from this article.

A bit of history

British currency acquired its name due to a combination of words derived from different languages: pondus (from Latin heavy ) and from English sterling, which was called silver coins.

For the first time a paper version of this money began to be used in 1694. Until that moment, the weight of the pound could reach 240 silver coins. Until 1971, this monetary unit remained unchanged.

Nominal pounds

Earlier, the pound is divided into twenty shillings or two hundred and forty pence. Today in Britain, a decimal division system is used, in which one pound sterling includes one hundred pence.

The currency is issued at a nominal value of 5 and 10 pounds, twenty and fifty. Denominations of 100 pounds sterling are not printed, because because of the high cost of currency, there is no need. There are metal coins with a value of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 pence, as well as one and two pounds.

Interestingly, the central banks of the countries that make up the United Kingdom (Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland) print banknotes with a unique appearance that must be accepted throughout the country. However, in fact they are sometimes not accepted for payment, but this happens rarely.

What is the cost of 10 pounds sterling in rubles

To date, the rate of the British pound is approximately 72 rubles. It is not difficult to calculate that 10 pounds will be in Russia about 720 rubles, and this is several positions higher than the United States dollar or euro.

Exchange this currency into rubles and vice versa, you can almost in any bank or exchange office. By popularity, GBP is second only to a few other currencies, in particular the United States dollar and the euro.

The exchange rate of this currency, along with some others (euro, Japanese yen, US dollar) is included in reserve monetary units of global, global scale, which puts it in line with all the banknotes included in this list.

10 pounds - this is one of the most running paper banknotes in the UK and Northern Ireland, so it is released in fairly large quantities. But it is for this reason that, like all commonly used bills, counterfeiters love.