£
See also: Appendix:Variations of "l"
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Translingual
Etymology
From the first letter of Latin lībra (“pound”). The symbol is derived from the mediaeval tradition of placing a stroke over a letter or letters of a word (in this case L) to indicate an abbreviation; when letters have ascenders like L, the stroke frequently passes through that ascender. £ is thus cognate with the pound sign #, which was similarly derived from lb with a stroke through the ascenders.
Derived terms
The practice of placing a stroke through the initial of the name for a currency as a symbol for that currency has been extended to other currency symbols, including several shown below.
See also
Currency signs
- ؋ – afghani
- ฿ – baht
- ₿ – bitcoin
- ¢ – cent
- ₡ – colón
- ₵ – cedi
- $ – dollar sign
- ₫ – dong
- ֏ - dram
- € – euro
- ƒ – florin, guilder, or gulden
- ₲ – guarani
Formerly used currency signs
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