A variety of currencies are tender in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and crown dependencies. This list covers all of those currently in circulation.
Location
Native currency
Issuing authority
England
Wales
British Antarctic Territory
Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Sterling
Bank of England
Scotland
Local, privately-issued sterling banknotes
Issued by license of the Bank of England to Scotland's three largest clearing banks (the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank)
Northern Ireland
Local, privately-issued sterling banknotes
Issued under a licence of the Bank of England to four retail banks : Bank of Ireland, First Trust Bank, Danske Bank (formerly Northern Bank) and Ulster Bank.[1]
Jersey
Jersey pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins)
Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Jersey[2]
Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Treasury and Resources Department, States of Guernsey
Isle of Man
Manx pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins)
Issued by license of the Bank of England to the Isle of Man Treasury
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands pound (parity with pound sterling)
Government of the Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Gibraltar pound (parity with pound sterling)
Euro accepted unofficially in most establishments
Government of Gibraltar
Saint Helena
Ascension Island
Saint Helenian pound (parity with pound sterling)
(US$ accepted in Ascension Island)
Government of Saint Helena
British Indian Ocean Territory
United States dollar (de facto)[3][4] Sterling (de jure)[5][6][7]
US Federal Reserve System
British Virgin Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
United States dollar Bahamian dollar also accepted in the Turks and Caicos Islands
US Federal Reserve System
Anguilla
Montserrat
Eastern Caribbean dollar (2.7EC$=1US$)
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Bermuda
Bermudian dollar (parity with United States dollar)
Bermuda Monetary Authority
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands dollar (1KY$=1.2US$)
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Pitcairn Islands
New Zealand dollar US dollar widely accepted[8] Pound sterling is also accepted.[9] Pitcairn Islands dollar (on par with New Zealand dollar; commemorative issue only)
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Euro
European Central Bank
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^"Country Profile: British Indian Ocean Territory (British Overseas Territory)". Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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