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Pound sterling (British Indian Ocean Territory usage only)
Name: Pound sterling
Defn: 100p=1lb
Symbol: £
Code: GBP
Desc: Decimalised version of the pound
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p 1
pounds lb 100
Users of this currency:
British Antarctic Territory
(721 stamps, 1971-2018),
British Indian Ocean Territory
(578 stamps, 1990-2021),
Great Britain
(4199 stamps, 1970-2023),
Northern Ireland
(144 stamps, 1971-2019),
Scotland
(122 stamps, 1971-2018),
Wales
(107 stamps, 1971-2018),
Guernsey
(1928 stamps, 1971-2023),
Alderney
(670 stamps, 1983-2020),
Jersey
(2320 stamps, 1970-2020),
Isle of Man
(2461 stamps, 1971-2020),
South Georgia
(664 stamps, 1971-2020),
Tristan da Cunha
(1182 stamps, 1971-2020)
Show with all usages
Denominations used by British Indian Ocean Territory in this currency:
Denom
Usages
Selected stamps
1p
1
10/5/2009 issue=2009 d=Two Band Anemonefish
2p
5
2/1/1999 issue=1999 dt=sailing ships (1999 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Westminster
...
10/5/2009 issue=2009 d=angelfish
5p
2
11/27/1992 issue=Christmas 1992 d=Mystical Marriage
,
10/5/2009 issue=2009 d=royal poinciana (2009)
10p
6
3/5/1993 issue=World Wildlife Fund 1993 dt=Coconut Crabs (1993) d=Birgus latro (1993 British Indian Ocean Territory)
...
2/6/2002 issue=Queen Elizabeth II reign 50th
12p
1
10/5/2009 issue=2009 d=Beach Morning Glory
14p
1
6/21/2004 issue=2004 dt=birds (2004 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Barred Ground Dove
15p
10
5/3/1990 issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=White-tailed Tropic Birds
...
3/17/2003 dt=sea slugs (2003) d=Notodoris minor
20p
26
5/3/1990 issue=Stamp World London 90
...
6/21/2004 issue=2004 dt=birds (2004 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Indian mynah (2004)
24p
34
5/3/1990 issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=great frigate bird Fregata minor palmerstoni
...
12/1/1997 issue=Naval Exercise Ocean Wave dt=ships (1997 British Indian Ocean Territory)
25p
2
2/6/2002 issue=Queen Elizabeth II reign 50th
26p
52
3/31/1998 issue=Princess Diana memorial
...
10/6/2006 issue=Birdlife International 2006 dt=Barton Point Nature Reserve d=yellow-billed tropicbird
27p
9
3/3/2008 dt=military uniforms (2008) d=Royal Engineers
...
10/5/2009 issue=2009 d=Bay Cedar
30p
11
5/3/1990 issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Little Green Heron (1990)
...
7/10/1997 issue=Golden Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
34p
63
5/3/1990 issue=Stamp World London 90
...
12/2/2013 issue=60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
35p
3
11/1/1994 dt=sharks (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Carcharhinus limbatus (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory)
...
2/6/2002 issue=Queen Elizabeth II reign 50th
41p
2
5/3/1990 issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Crab Plover (1990)
,
11/1/1994 dt=sharks (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
44p
1
6/1/1994 blk<bl issue=Diego Garcia Map from the 18th Century
45p
2
5/3/1990 issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=crested tern
,
10/5/2009 issue=2009 d=Scaevola Bush
46p
1
11/1/1994 dt=sharks (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Negaprion acutidens (1994)
50p
50
10/1/2001 issue=BirdLife International d=Dromas ardeola (2001)
...
2/12/2016 issue=Sharks 2016 d=silvertip shark Carcharhinus albimarginatus (2016)
54p
69
5/3/1990 issue=Stamp World London 90
...
6/28/2016 dt=Famous Authors Anniversaries d=Beatrix Potter
55p
5
11/1/1994 dt=sharks (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Triaenodon obesus (1994)
...
2/6/2002 issue=Queen Elizabeth II reign 50th
56p
8
8/16/1994 dt=butterflies (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Hypolimnas misippus (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory)
...
8/1/2001 issue=World Wildlife Fund 2001 dt=Starfish d=Echinaster callosus (2001)
58p
6
10/3/2002 issue=Friends of the Chagos 10th dt=reef fish (2002)
...
6/21/2004 issue=2004 dt=birds (2004 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Masked Booby Sula dactylatra (2004)
60p
32
3/31/1998 issue=Princess Diana memorial
...
6/8/2021 issue=Angelfish 2021
62p
1
5/3/1990 issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=fairy tern (1990)
65p
1
11/1/1994 dt=sharks (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Galeocerdo cuvieri (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory)
70p
1
9/24/2001 dt=plants (2001 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Euphorbia cyathophora
71p
1
5/3/1990 issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=red-footed booby (1990)
74p
1
11/1/1994 dt=sharks (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Eugomphodus tricuspidatus
75p
1
2/6/2002 issue=Queen Elizabeth II reign 50th
76p
13
3/17/2003 dt=sea slugs (2003) d=Glossodoris cincta
...
4/21/2006 issue=Queen Elizabeth II 80th
80p
6
5/3/1990 issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Indian mynah (1990)
...
6/21/2004 issue=2004 dt=birds (2004 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=white-tailed tropicbird (2004)
90p
23
3/29/2007 dt=parrotfishes d=Ember Parrotfish
...
6/28/2016 dt=Famous Authors Anniversaries d=Charlotte Bronte 1816-1855
1.00£
8
11/1/1994 dt=sharks (1994 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Carcharodon carcharias (1994)
...
11/28/2017 issue=100th Anniversary of the Women's Royal Naval Service
=
1.00lb
3
4/21/2006 issue=Queen Elizabeth II 80th
...
9/16/2008 issue=90 Years of Remembrance d=Letter Home 1918
=
1£
15
2/18/1994 issue=HONG KONG '94 d=Foudia madagascariensis (1994)
...
6/8/2021 issue=Angelfish 2021
=
1lb
17
5/3/1990 issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Madagascar fody (1990)
...
11/21/2018 issue=Christmas 2018 d=snowman
1.10£
8
3/17/2003 dt=sea slugs (2003) d=Chromodoris cf. leopardus
...
12/2/2013 issue=60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
1.15£
1
2/1/1999 issue=1999 dt=sailing ships (1999 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=ship/privateer Confiance
1.30£
2
3/9/2009 issue=Seafaring and Exploration d=Vasco da Gama (2009)
,
10/5/2009 issue=2009 d=Sharks Cove
1.34lb
1
6/21/2004 issue=2004 dt=birds (2004 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Pacific golden plover (2004)
1.48lb
1
6/21/2004 issue=2004 dt=birds (2004 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Garganey Teal
1.50£
18
7/10/1997 issue=Golden Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
...
6/8/2021 issue=Angelfish 2021
1.70lb
1
2/14/2005 dt=sea turtles (2005) d=green turtle (2005)
1.72lb
3
4/1/2008 issue=90th Anniversary of the RAF d=HM King George V, Marshal of RAF
...
10/5/2009 issue=2009 d=Turtle Cove
1.90lb
1
10/3/2002 issue=Friends of the Chagos 10th dt=reef fish (2002) d=Cetoscarus bicolor (2002)
2.00£
3
2/1/1999 issue=1999 dt=sailing ships (1999 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Kent
...
9/5/2017 issue=Corals of the British Indian Ocean Territory
=
2£
22
6/2/2003 issue=Queen Elizabeth II coronation 50th
...
6/8/2021 issue=Angelfish 2021
2.14lb
1
6/1/2007 issue=Diamond Wedding Anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II & HRH Prince Philip
2.50£
4
6/2/2003 d=New Queen's Head
...
5/2/2018 issue=Plants Part 2
2.64£
1
10/5/2009 issue=2009 d=hawksbill turtle (2009)
3.00£
1
9/5/2017 issue=Corals of the British Indian Ocean Territory
=
3£
8
4/29/2011 issue=Royal Wedding 2011 a
...
6/8/2021 issue=Angelfish 2021
=
3lb
2
6/8/2017 issue=Marine Life 2017
,
11/11/2018 issue=Centenary of the End of World War I
3.02£
4
10/5/2009 issue=2009 d=sicklefin lemon shark Negaprion acutidens
...
2/6/2012 issue=Diamond Jubilee
5£
3
11/16/2016 issue=Sea Turtles 2016 d=Eretmochelys imbricata
...
3/23/2020 issue=Crabs 2020
Used by 578 stamps of British Indian Ocean Territory:
(See all uses as list)
5/3/1990 1lb issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Madagascar fody (1990) wmk=w384
5/3/1990 80p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Indian mynah (1990) wmk=w384
5/3/1990 71p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=red-footed booby (1990) wmk=w384
5/3/1990 15p issue=Stamp World London 90 d=BIOT stamp of 1969 wmk=crown & CA spiral
5/3/1990 20p issue=Stamp World London 90 wmk=crown & CA spiral
5/3/1990 34p issue=Stamp World London 90 wmk=crown & CA spiral
5/3/1990 54p issue=Stamp World London 90 wmk=crown & CA spiral
5/3/1990 15p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=White-tailed Tropic Birds wmk=w384
5/3/1990 20p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Nesoenas picturata wmk=w384
5/3/1990 24p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=great frigate bird Fregata minor palmerstoni wmk=w384
5/3/1990 30p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Little Green Heron (1990) wmk=w384
5/3/1990 34p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii wmk=w384
5/3/1990 41p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=Crab Plover (1990) wmk=w384
5/3/1990 45p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=crested tern wmk=w384
5/3/1990 54p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=lesser crested tern wmk=w384
5/3/1990 62p issue=1990 dt=birds (1990 British Indian Ocean Territory) d=fairy tern (1990) wmk=w384
8/4/1990 1lb issue=Queen Mother 90th d=Family 1940 wmk=w384
8/4/1990 24p issue=Queen Mother 90th d=Bowes Lyon 1923 wmk=w384
11/8/1990 24p issue=BIOT 25th d=coat of arms wmk=crown & CA spiral
11/8/1990 20p issue=BIOT 25th d=flags wmk=crown & CA spiral
11/8/1990 1lb issue=BIOT 25th wmk=crown & CA spiral
6/3/1991 24p dt=government services d=Royal Marines wmk=crown & CA spiral
6/3/1991 34p dt=government services d=Police Station wmk=crown & CA spiral
6/3/1991 20p dt=government services d=postal service wmk=crown & CA spiral
6/3/1991 54p dt=government services d=BIOT Customs boarding a yacht wmk=crown & CA spiral
... skipping 528 ...
12/4/2019 2£ issue=Dragonflies 2019 d=Hermianax ephippiger
12/4/2019 2£ issue=Dragonflies 2019 d=Rhyothemis variegata (2019)
3/23/2020 60p issue=Crabs 2020
3/23/2020 60p issue=Crabs 2020
3/23/2020 5£ issue=Crabs 2020
3/23/2020 1.50£ issue=Crabs 2020
3/23/2020 1.50£ issue=Crabs 2020
12/8/2020 3£ issue=Butterfly Fish 2020
12/8/2020 1.50£ issue=Butterfly Fish 2020
12/8/2020 1.50£ issue=Butterfly Fish 2020
12/8/2020 60p issue=Butterfly Fish 2020
12/8/2020 60p issue=Butterfly Fish 2020
12/8/2020 3£ issue=Butterfly Fish 2020
2/22/2021 1£ issue=Sea Slugs 2021
2/22/2021 60p issue=Sea Slugs 2021
2/22/2021 1£ issue=Sea Slugs 2021
2/22/2021 2£ issue=Sea Slugs 2021
2/22/2021 2£ issue=Sea Slugs 2021
2/22/2021 3£ issue=Sea Slugs 2021
6/8/2021 60p issue=Angelfish 2021
6/8/2021 1£ issue=Angelfish 2021
6/8/2021 1.50£ issue=Angelfish 2021
6/8/2021 2£ issue=Angelfish 2021
6/8/2021 2£ issue=Angelfish 2021
6/8/2021 3£ issue=Angelfish 2021
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