What's Queen Elizabeth's Currency?

[sirchai]

Hello,

Didn't know in which forum to post this link, so I decided the Isaan one. My question is only, if that's really the average of them. No racism please!

Please see link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJyo1gV3Z5I

[monkfish]

Believe before 1917 the surname was the German name Saxe Coburg but they changed it to Winsor during the second war to sound a bit more British.

So the answer the question first Deutschmark and then Sterling.

Edited December 27, 2012 by monkfish

[endure]

UK currency is the pound sterling £ and has been so for about 1300 years.

[DILLIGAD]

This has been doing the rounds for years!!!!

[sirchai]

This has been doing the rounds for years!!!!

But it-obviously- didn't go over the Atlantic ocean so far.==

[KhunBENQ]

Funny stuff looking from outside.

But a bit horrifying if you consider that this is the country that rules the word.

BTW: the thread is a bit misplaced in the Isan section...

[harrry]

Actually I believe there is no UK currency. THere are notes of the Bank Of England, The Bank of Scotland and a few others that are recognised as legal currency but there is no IK currency.

[sirchai]

Actually I believe there is no UK currency. THere are notes of the Bank Of England, The Bank of Scotland and a few others that are recognised as legal currency but there is no IK currency.

Queen Elizabeth's money would fit in my bank account.

The British pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and its dependencies. Until the dissolution of the British Empire following World War II, it was also a major international trade currency, used for settling trade disparities between countries, and a major international reserve currency, retained by governments as a reserve store of value. Today, these international roles have been largely supplanted by the U.S. dollar and more recently the euro. Nonetheless, the British pound remains a major international currency owing to the large size of the British economy and to Britain's advanced financial sector.

http://www.ehow.com/list_5769580_uses-british-pound-sterling_.html

[PattayaPhom]

The colonies were never renowned for their education. How many sides has a triangle.....four...duh!

[sirchai]

The colonies were never renowned for their education. How many sides has a triangle.....four...duh!

I hope you're NOT teaching Math here! A triangle has ONE side!! Watch the movie again...--

Edited December 30, 2012 by sirchai

[harrry]

The colonies were never renowned for their education. How many sides has a triangle.....four...duh!

I hope you're NOT teaching Math here! A triangle has ONE side!! Watch the movie again...--

Two sides....front and back....and 3 edges

[chuckd]

Just another Yank bashing thread.

[LucidLucifer]

Two sides....front and back....and 3 edges

Not quite.....a triangle has 3 sides; only 3D shapes have edges. What you are calling sides are faces. A triangle only has two sides if you want to say the primary child joke of an 'inside' and an 'outside'.

Anyway, back to the video, which I did find amusing, but I somehow doubt would have different results if you were to ask the same questions to certain sections of British or Aussie society.

[harrry]

Two sides....front and back....and 3 edges

Not quite.....a triangle has 3 sides; only 3D shapes have edges. What you are calling sides are faces. A triangle only has two sides if you want to say the primary child joke of an 'inside' and an 'outside'.

Anyway, back to the video, which I did find amusing, but I somehow doubt would have different results if you were to ask the same questions to certain sections of British or Aussie society.

I knew answering here could have a downside.

[billd766]

Actually the Queen's money is called Maundy Money.

[harrry]

Or in another sence could well be rupees or dollars too. Elisabeth 2 is not just the queen of the UK. She is independently Queen of the members of the Commonwealth Countries so I guess you could say their currency is her's too.

[harrry]

Actually the Queen's money is called Maundy Money.

Do not know why she has a handbag everywhere...someone else always spends our money for her.

Edited December 30, 2012 by harrry

[jombom]

The word ''Sterling'' is thought to be an abbreviation of the word Easterling (a person from the east), and usually attributed to Baltic traders, who used silver coins to trade. Possibly from the Hanseatic league and Charlemagne before that.

So the origin is not actually British, but who cares?

[krisb]

Actually I believe there is no UK currency. THere are notes of the Bank Of England, The Bank of Scotland and a few others that are recognised as legal currency but there is no IK currency.

How do you pay for a litre of milk in England then?

[harrry]

Actually I believe there is no UK currency. THere are notes of the Bank Of England, The Bank of Scotland and a few others that are recognised as legal currency but there is no IK currency.

How do you pay for a litre of milk in England then?

WIth notes from the Bank of England.

Edited December 30, 2012 by harrry

[SteeleJoe]

The colonies were never renowned for their education. How many sides has a triangle.....four...duh!

What a remarkably ignorant statement.

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[krisb]

Actually I believe there is no UK currency. THere are notes of the Bank Of England, The Bank of Scotland and a few others that are recognised as legal currency but there is no IK currency.

How do you pay for a litre of milk in England then?

WIth notes from the Bank of England.

Exactly!

BTW, those British notes look kinda similar to 1000baht notes.

Edited December 30, 2012 by krisb

[isanbirder]

It's so nice to see the friendly Isan forum so worried about what the Queen would spend when she dropped in. Poor dear, as Harrry said, she's never spent a penny in her life.

But if she wants a nice bottle of Chang when she pops into our local shop, she'd better have 45 baht with her, or she won't get it. (It's gone up; I paid 40 baht last week)

And that's probably the most Isan-related part of the whole thread!

[PattayaPhom]

The colonies were never renowned for their education. How many sides has a triangle.....four...duh!

;

What a remarkably ignorant statement.

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Or their sense of humour old boy

[metisdead]

Not Isaan related, and not Thailand related either.

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