Bank of England has legal monopoly on banknote issuance in England and Wales. Six banks issue their own notes in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Crown dependencies and British Overseas Territories issue their own pound sterling
Brazilian real (R$) replaced cruzeiro real in 1994. Real is subdivided into 100 centavos. Real was worth exactly one U.S. dollar at introduction
Mexican peso introduced in 1863 replacing Spanish colonial real. Name "peso" means "weight" in Spanish. First Mexican mint established in 1535. Silver pesos served as global silver standard reserve currency
Bank of Canada issues notes in $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 denominations. Current polymer notes introduced in 2011-2013, replacing cotton-paper notes. New $20 bill features King Charles III in 2023. $5 note to feature Terry Fox in 2024
Before 1971, pound contained 240 pence, with 12 pence in shilling. Currency terms derived from Latin Libra, solidus, and denarius. Guinea value fluctuated between 20-30 shillings until 1717
Won derived from Spanish-American silver dollar, cognate of Chinese yuan and Japanese yen. First won divided into 100 jeon, with fixed exchange rate of 15 won to 1 dollar. Replaced by hwan in 1953 at rate of 1 hwan = 100 won