Speaking of money

[bluesqueak]

No: HPFGUIDX 87609


> > :
> > > Iggy here:
> > > 
> > > Can someone name the different levels of British currency and 
> > > how they relate to each other?  (Using the pound as a base...)
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> Pip!Squeak: 
> > The most common slang is to add the -er to the notes; so oncer, 
> > fiver, tenner. 
> 
> 
> Geoff:
> Except we have no one pound note now. 

Pip!Squeak:

Well, that depends which 'we' in Britain we are talking about.[grin]

There is no one pound note in England and Wales. The Royal Bank of 
Scotland still issues a one pound note. 

Scottish paper notes are strictly speaking not legal tender in 
either Scotland, England or Wales, but Scottish law regards them 
as 'money'. They do turn up in England, and are generally accepted 
(their value is exactly equivalent to the English pound).

Harry would find a Scottish one pound note pretty unusual, but he 
might have seen them. However, since Hogsmeade is entirely 
wizarding, he probably won't have seen them while at Hogwarts.

English currency is also generally accepted in Scotland - again, 
it's not actually legal tender there. 

Other than the one pound note, Scottish currency has the same notes 
and coins as English currency. However, the designs on the 
notes/coins tends to be a little different. 

I'm not sure if any Scottish currency would turn up in Wizarding 
Britain; Gringotts is based in Diagon Alley, England. But they might 
have a dual system for the use of Scottish wizards who need muggle 
money.

Pip!Squeak