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UKP

United Kingdom Pound. Non-standard abbreviation for Sterling, often used on the Internet for where only 7-bit characters (which do not include the pound-sign) are allowed. ISO abbreviation: GBP.

The symbol for this currency resembles a letter L with a dash through it: £.

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