Currency Converter · Pound Sterling (GBP) to United States Dollar (USD)

Pound sterling

The Pound sterling (GBP) is the currency of United Kingdom. It is also used by three British Crown dependencies including the Isle of Man (IM), the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, and certain British Overseas territories including South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory, Tristan da Cunha, and British Indian Ocean Territory (using alongside the United States dollar). The currency code is GBP and currency symbol is £, also ₤ and L. The Pound sterling is subdivided into 100 pence (singular: penny; symbol: p). Frequently used Pound sterling coins are in denominations of £1, £2, 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p. Frequently used Pound sterling banknotes are in denominations of £5, £10, £20, £50. Pound sterling is the third most held reserve currency and fourth most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar (USD), the Euro (EUR), and the Japanese yen (JPY). Pound sterling is also known as the British pound, British pound sterling, and sterling, sometimes abbreviated as ster or stg.

United States dollar

The United States dollar (USD) is the currency of the United States. It is also used by Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and its unincorporated unorganized territories of United States Minor Outlying Islands, EI Salvador, Panama and Ecuador. The United States Dollar is also known as the American Dollar and the US dollar. The currency code is USD and the currency symbol is $, or US$. The United States dollar is subdivided into 10 dime, or 100 cents (singular: cent; symbol: ¢ or c), or 1000 mill (for accounting use). Frequently used US dollar coins are in denominations of 1¢, 5¢, 10¢ (1 dime), 25¢ (1 quarter). Frequently used US dollar banknotes are in denominations of US$1, US$5, US$10, US$20, US$50, US$100. The United States dollar is the first most held reserve currency as well as the most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, following with the Euro (EUR), the Japanese yen (JPY), British pound sterling (GBP).