UK Currency and Denominations | UK நாணயங்கள் | தமிழ் Thumbi [Tamil Thumbi] - YouTube

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In today's video, we are going to see about UK currencies

UK currency is termed as pound sterling or Great British Pound (GBP)

GBP is represented via a symbol which looks like a capital 'L' and a dash in the middle of it as you see on the screen

Totally 8 coins and 4 different notes are there

We will see the usage of each of note and coin

along with their colour, value

we will also see what is sealed and printed on each coin and note respectively

Before getting to know each coin and note, let us know how they are termed in the UK

We term currency in the form of rupee and paisa in India,

and the similar way, it is termed as pound and pence in the UK

As 100 paisa values 1 rupee, here in the UK, 100 pence values 1 pound

1 penny is the smallest denomination coin

1 penny is a copper-plated coin

Behind each coin, face of Elizabeth II will be sealed as she is the ruling monarch in the Britain currently (2021)

Face of each coin is printed with a symbol or emblem

Portcullis is sealed in the face of 1penny coin to symbolise the portcullis at Westminster parliament

Pence will not be pronounced as a full word here in the UK

It will be pronounced such as 5p, 4p, 10p

and if you buy something in a shop,

for 2 pounds 50 pence, then it will be said as 250 (two fifty) only

it will not be said as 2 pounds 50 pence.

Indian value for 1 penny is 1 rupee

to know the approximate Indian value of the coins and notes I show, multiply the denomination by 100

next we are going to see 2 pence coin

2 pence coin has unicorn sealed in the face which is Scotland's national animal

the UK is made up of 4 countries namely Scotland, England, Wales and Norther Ireland.

all countries in the UK have their own national emblems

all those emblems would be appear as a mix across all the coins

only 1p and 2p are copper-plated coins

all other that are coming up are silver and gold-silver plated coins

next denomination is 5 pence

face of the 5 pence has the mix of 4 national symbols that is available on the royal shield

this is the smallest size coin among all and this is silver-plated

next up is 10 pence coin

face of the coin has a lion and a crown over it's head

Lion is the national animal of England

this is again a silver-plated coin

next up is again a silver-plated coin which is 20p

the coin is heptagon as it has 7 sides

the face of 20p has tudor rose which is England's national flower

next up is 50p coin which is again a heptagon

this is the last silver-plated coin in the denomination range

this has unicorn and lion symbols on it's face

next up is 1pound coin which is gold and silver plated

outer edge is golden coloured and the inner edge is silver coloured

the face of 1 pound coin has the national flowers of Scotland, England and Wales

next up is the 2pound coin which is the highest denominated coin

the face of it has many symbols like fence, tudor rose etc.

this 2 pound coin is said to demonstrate the technological development of the UK

the unique thing in all the coins is

sealed on back side of all the coins

- which is the saying D.G.REG.F.D.

in bigger coins like 50p and 2 pound, the abbreviation is 3 lettered - DEI.GRA.REG.FID.DEF

the letters denote the saying 'by the grace of God, Queen and defender of faith"

the abbreviation on the coin is actually a Latin sentence and the meaning of the same was just said now

these are all the coins available in the UK

all of them are unique in their sizes

out of all 8 coins, only 3 coins are mostly used which are 20p, 50p and 1 pound

coins are all now done and let us see the notes next

the lowest denominated note is 5 pounds

like coins have Elizabeth II's face sealed at their back side, notes have her face printed on the front

back side of the note has any of the famous celebrity from history

the celebrity's saying will be printed below their picture

the 5 pounds note has the famous UK prime minister Winstor Churchill

notes have few things in common such the value of the note at the front top left and Bank of England text next to it

and the security features which I am going to explain shortly

serial number will be printed at the back side

again all notes are unique in size

next we are going to see 10 pounds note

Jane Austen is printed in the note

who was a famous English novelist

next we are going to see 20 pounds note

J.M.W turner is printed in the note who was a famous painter and his saying is printed below his face

next we are going to see 50 pounds note

two faces are printed behind it

one is Matthew Boulton and another is James Watt

50 pound paper note is the biggest among all the four notes

the UK is changing all notes as polymer notes

the 50 pound note you see on the screen is a paper note

Other notes such as 20 pound note you see now is a polymer note which is like a plastic

polymer notes will not tear and however you crush it, it will remain as it is

polymer notes are introduced to decrease fraud and increase security

and apart from that, life of a note is longer with polymer

paper notes will not last for long time and at a point they cannot be used when they come too old. But polymer notes are very strong.

20 and 50 pound notes are being replaced with polymer notes

20 pound paper notes are very minimal in use and only polymer notes are available mostly

getting 50 pound or polymer note is rare and you will get it only in the bank. ATM will not dispense 50 pound notes

50 pound notes are also being replaced with polymer notes.

By 30 September 2022 all the paper notes must be replaced with polymer notes as per Government rule

all these notes are printed by Bank of England which is the UK's central bank

this is similar to 'Reserver Bank of India' in India

now we will see how to investigate a polymer note to be a good one

there is a see through window which is transparent

a metallic image would be placed over the window

5 and 10 pound notes have only golden coloured metallic images

20 pound note has a blue colour over the golden coloured metallic image

50 pound note has a green colour over the golden coloured metallic image. The paper note will not have this security feature.

there is a crown over the see through window which is a 3D image

there is a hologram below the see through window

if you twist the note, the value of the note such as TEN should be displayed and twisting it again to another direction, you should see the letter POUNDS

Back side of the note, right behind the see through window, a metallic colour is visible which is same across all the notes

with these security features you can find if the notes is good to use or not

if you have a paper note, then to find if it's good,

similar to see through window, there is a print where you will the see the value of note like 50

and on twisting the note upwards or downwards, you should see the pound symbol £

there are other banks other than Bank of England who prints the notes as well

say for an example, Northern Bank prints notes in Northern Ireland

Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland etc. print notes in Scotland

detailed information about different banks printing notes in each country in the UK will be given in the description box

the denominations we saw are strictly applicable only in England and Wales

Scotland and Northern Ireland have 1 pound notes and even 100 pound notes available in their denominations

these are the UK currencies

if you are coming new to the UK, it will take sometime to know the currencies

especially the 10p, 2p, 1p coins

I believe glancing this video before your UK visit will help you to know the coins better

and if you are in India, you would have found known how UK currency is with different coins and notes along with their usage

let me meet you soon in the next video

until then let us travel together

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