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The evolution of the £ (pound) symbol has a similar, fascinating history behind it too. It was recently discussed on a 99% Invisible podcast [1]. [1] http://99
by gshrikant 12y ago
The evolution of the £ (pound) symbol has a similar, fascinating history behind it too. It was recently discussed on a 99% Invisible podcast [1].
[1] http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/octothorpe/ http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/octothorpe/
- _ak 12y agoWhenever I think about it, I find it quite fascinating that a pound literally used to be a pound of silver. Another aspect is the age of the Lsd system, and how long it was held onto.