Currency Converter · Macanese Pataca (MOP) to Pound Sterling (GBP)

Macanese pataca

The Macanese pataca (MOP) is the currency of Macao. The currency code is MOP and currency symbol is MOP$. The Macanese pataca is subdivided into 10 ho (毫, in Chinese), or 100 sin (仙, in Chinese), or 100 avos (in Portuguese) (both sin and avos no longer in circulation). Frequently used Macanese pataca coins are in denominations of 1 ho, 5 ho, MOP$1, MOP$5. Frequently used Macanese pataca banknotes are in denominations of MOP$10, MOP$ 20, MOP$50, MOP$100, MOP$500, MOP$1000.

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.