![]() Pound coins are silver-coloured with a gold edge. A pound consists of 100 pence, written as p with figures. Britain's currency is the pound sterling, written as £ before a figure. If the amount is less than one dollar, the cent sign (¢) is put after the numbers. When you write an amount in figures the dollar sign ($) goes to the left of the amount and a decimal point (.) is placed between the dollars and the cents. Pennies have a dark brown colour all the other coins have a silver appearance. There are also half dollars (.50) and silver dollars but these are not often seen because the Treasury stopped producing them in 2011. So although you can say 'He earns 500 bucks a week', you have to say ‘If I give you four quarters could you give me a dollar (bill)?’ The Treasury also makes US coins: pennies which are worth. Buck refers to the dollar itself, and not to the bill. An informal name for dollars is bucks, because in the early period of US history people traded the skins of bucks (= deer) and prices would sometimes be given as a number of buckskins. The dollar bill, for instance, shows George Washington, the first US president. All are green and on the front, each has a picture of a famous American. US bills are all the same size, whatever their value, and measure about 2.5×6 inches/6.5×15.5 centimetres. The Department of the Treasury prints bills (= paper money) in various denominations (= values): $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100.
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