Speaking of money

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 87629

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bluesqueak" <pipdowns at e...> 
wrote:
> 

> > 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).
> 

Geoff:
I had been intending to ask you which part of the UK you were in 
because of your reference to "oncer", a usage I've never come across. 
actually, I hadn't forgotten the Scottish notes; they are fairly rare 
in England and Wales although I have used them when coming back from 
visits north of Hadrian's Wall. Aren't one pound notes still issued 
by the Bank of Scotland as well?

I woudl agree, they ought not to bother any Hogwarts student familiar 
with Muggle money since the school is in that part of the UK.