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How far will your money go?

A pound of money facts from Travelex Exactly how far will your pound go? How much is a beer in..? (0.5ltr) China Turkey Spain £1.91 UK Italy £3.52 France £0.74 £1.82 £2.78 £4.08 What's the history of the pound? Follow the Path of the Pound How much is a three course meal for two? Turkey £16.61 Spain £35.28 Italy £42.56 France £43.75 China £12.50 UK £38.76 1870 775AD The Pound Sterling is the world's oldest currency, when "sterlings" or silver pennies were the main currency in Anglo-Saxon times. The Gold Standard was introduced bringing in a new era of grand scale international trade. The principle of the standard was that a nation must back its banknotes with the equivalent in gold. This brought about exchange rate stability. One pound was equal to 4.85 U.S dollars. How much is a cola? (333ml) COL COL COL COL COL Spain £1.52 China Turkey UK Italy France £0.40 £0.91 £1.20 £2.04 £2.13 1944 1920 The Bretton Woods conference defined both A footballer's average wage was £4.50 per week". Most probably wouldn't play for its equivalent in 2010 - around £162 per week Samuel Eto'o now eams a staggering £342,038 per week?. the U.S. dollar and the pound as reserve currencies, However, the enormous postwar balance of payments deficit was too much for the UK and the pound was devalued by 30 per cent to $2.80 in September 1949. 1950 UK £5.94 France £5.26 The average weekly state pension was £1.36 - that's like receiving £31.20 per week last year. Today the state minimum is £102.154. Italy Spain £4.18 £3.68 Turkey £2.89 China 1971 £1.41 Decimalisation - the UK decimalised, replacing the shilling and penny with a single subdivision, the new penny. 1976 Sterling Crisis - The pound fell below $2 for the first time as oil prices spiked due to war in the Middle East, leading to a global economic slowdown. The govermment approached the Intermational Monetary Fund [IMF] for a loan to boost sterling's value. How much is a pack of cigarettes? How much is a litre of milk? Turkey UK France China Spain £0.71 Italy £1.13 £0.75 £0.90 £0.96 £1.13 1990 1983 Conservative government join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), with the pound set against the high performing Deutsche Mark (DM) at DM2.95. The average price of petrol was 36.7p per litre". That's the same as paying 97p per litre in 2010. Today, we actually pay £1.36 per litre. How much are 12 eggs? UK £2.10 Italy £2.19 France £2.44 China £0.98 Turkey £1.20 Spain £1.35 1992 Black Wednesday saw interest rates jump from 10% to 15% in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the pound from falling below the ERM limits. The exchange rate fell to DM2.20. Speculator George Soros famously made approximately US$1 billion from shorting the pound. Interestingly though the weaker pound encouraged exports which boosted manufacturing and contributed to the economic prosperity of the 1990s. How much is a litre of petrol? China UK France Italy Turkey £1.60 Spain £0.68 £1.24 £1.28 £1.34 £1.35 2001 2008 The first iPod is released at a price of £3496 Surprisingly, the current price for the newest, largest iPod is £336 - a whole £13 less than Following the onset of the Global Financial Crisis, the pound has depreciated at one of the fastest rates in history, reaching a 24-year low of $1.35 per £1 on 23 January 2009, as investors piled into the traditional safe haven status of the U.S. dollar. ten years ago. 2011 As of 2011, the £GBP is the 4th most traded currency by value behind US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen. Travelex worldwide money 1 http://www.microscopyuk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug04/pjwhatdid.html 2 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/817344-samuel-etoo-striker-gets-record-setting-contract-to-join-anzhi-makhachkala 3 http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-1616985/Pensioners-better-off-in-1950s-than-today.html * http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html 5 http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuel/ 6 http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2385140.ece A pound of money facts from Travelex Exactly how far will your pound go? How much is a beer in..? (0.5ltr) China Turkey Spain £1.91 UK Italy £3.52 France £0.74 £1.82 £2.78 £4.08 What's the history of the pound? Follow the Path of the Pound How much is a three course meal for two? Turkey £16.61 Spain £35.28 Italy £42.56 France £43.75 China £12.50 UK £38.76 1870 775AD The Pound Sterling is the world's oldest currency, when "sterlings" or silver pennies were the main currency in Anglo-Saxon times. The Gold Standard was introduced bringing in a new era of grand scale international trade. The principle of the standard was that a nation must back its banknotes with the equivalent in gold. This brought about exchange rate stability. One pound was equal to 4.85 U.S dollars. How much is a cola? (333ml) COL COL COL COL COL Spain £1.52 China Turkey UK Italy France £0.40 £0.91 £1.20 £2.04 £2.13 1944 1920 The Bretton Woods conference defined both A footballer's average wage was £4.50 per week". Most probably wouldn't play for its equivalent in 2010 - around £162 per week Samuel Eto'o now eams a staggering £342,038 per week?. the U.S. dollar and the pound as reserve currencies, However, the enormous postwar balance of payments deficit was too much for the UK and the pound was devalued by 30 per cent to $2.80 in September 1949. 1950 UK £5.94 France £5.26 The average weekly state pension was £1.36 - that's like receiving £31.20 per week last year. Today the state minimum is £102.154. Italy Spain £4.18 £3.68 Turkey £2.89 China 1971 £1.41 Decimalisation - the UK decimalised, replacing the shilling and penny with a single subdivision, the new penny. 1976 Sterling Crisis - The pound fell below $2 for the first time as oil prices spiked due to war in the Middle East, leading to a global economic slowdown. The govermment approached the Intermational Monetary Fund [IMF] for a loan to boost sterling's value. How much is a pack of cigarettes? How much is a litre of milk? Turkey UK France China Spain £0.71 Italy £1.13 £0.75 £0.90 £0.96 £1.13 1990 1983 Conservative government join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), with the pound set against the high performing Deutsche Mark (DM) at DM2.95. The average price of petrol was 36.7p per litre". That's the same as paying 97p per litre in 2010. Today, we actually pay £1.36 per litre. How much are 12 eggs? UK £2.10 Italy £2.19 France £2.44 China £0.98 Turkey £1.20 Spain £1.35 1992 Black Wednesday saw interest rates jump from 10% to 15% in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the pound from falling below the ERM limits. The exchange rate fell to DM2.20. Speculator George Soros famously made approximately US$1 billion from shorting the pound. Interestingly though the weaker pound encouraged exports which boosted manufacturing and contributed to the economic prosperity of the 1990s. How much is a litre of petrol? China UK France Italy Turkey £1.60 Spain £0.68 £1.24 £1.28 £1.34 £1.35 2001 2008 The first iPod is released at a price of £3496 Surprisingly, the current price for the newest, largest iPod is £336 - a whole £13 less than Following the onset of the Global Financial Crisis, the pound has depreciated at one of the fastest rates in history, reaching a 24-year low of $1.35 per £1 on 23 January 2009, as investors piled into the traditional safe haven status of the U.S. dollar. ten years ago. 2011 As of 2011, the £GBP is the 4th most traded currency by value behind US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen. Travelex worldwide money 1 http://www.microscopyuk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug04/pjwhatdid.html 2 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/817344-samuel-etoo-striker-gets-record-setting-contract-to-join-anzhi-makhachkala 3 http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-1616985/Pensioners-better-off-in-1950s-than-today.html * http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html 5 http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuel/ 6 http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2385140.ece A pound of money facts from Travelex Exactly how far will your pound go? How much is a beer in..? (0.5ltr) China Turkey Spain £1.91 UK Italy £3.52 France £0.74 £1.82 £2.78 £4.08 What's the history of the pound? Follow the Path of the Pound How much is a three course meal for two? Turkey £16.61 Spain £35.28 Italy £42.56 France £43.75 China £12.50 UK £38.76 1870 775AD The Pound Sterling is the world's oldest currency, when "sterlings" or silver pennies were the main currency in Anglo-Saxon times. The Gold Standard was introduced bringing in a new era of grand scale international trade. The principle of the standard was that a nation must back its banknotes with the equivalent in gold. This brought about exchange rate stability. One pound was equal to 4.85 U.S dollars. How much is a cola? (333ml) COL COL COL COL COL Spain £1.52 China Turkey UK Italy France £0.40 £0.91 £1.20 £2.04 £2.13 1944 1920 The Bretton Woods conference defined both A footballer's average wage was £4.50 per week". Most probably wouldn't play for its equivalent in 2010 - around £162 per week Samuel Eto'o now eams a staggering £342,038 per week?. the U.S. dollar and the pound as reserve currencies, However, the enormous postwar balance of payments deficit was too much for the UK and the pound was devalued by 30 per cent to $2.80 in September 1949. 1950 UK £5.94 France £5.26 The average weekly state pension was £1.36 - that's like receiving £31.20 per week last year. Today the state minimum is £102.154. Italy Spain £4.18 £3.68 Turkey £2.89 China 1971 £1.41 Decimalisation - the UK decimalised, replacing the shilling and penny with a single subdivision, the new penny. 1976 Sterling Crisis - The pound fell below $2 for the first time as oil prices spiked due to war in the Middle East, leading to a global economic slowdown. The govermment approached the Intermational Monetary Fund [IMF] for a loan to boost sterling's value. How much is a pack of cigarettes? How much is a litre of milk? Turkey UK France China Spain £0.71 Italy £1.13 £0.75 £0.90 £0.96 £1.13 1990 1983 Conservative government join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), with the pound set against the high performing Deutsche Mark (DM) at DM2.95. The average price of petrol was 36.7p per litre". That's the same as paying 97p per litre in 2010. Today, we actually pay £1.36 per litre. How much are 12 eggs? UK £2.10 Italy £2.19 France £2.44 China £0.98 Turkey £1.20 Spain £1.35 1992 Black Wednesday saw interest rates jump from 10% to 15% in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the pound from falling below the ERM limits. The exchange rate fell to DM2.20. Speculator George Soros famously made approximately US$1 billion from shorting the pound. Interestingly though the weaker pound encouraged exports which boosted manufacturing and contributed to the economic prosperity of the 1990s. How much is a litre of petrol? China UK France Italy Turkey £1.60 Spain £0.68 £1.24 £1.28 £1.34 £1.35 2001 2008 The first iPod is released at a price of £3496 Surprisingly, the current price for the newest, largest iPod is £336 - a whole £13 less than Following the onset of the Global Financial Crisis, the pound has depreciated at one of the fastest rates in history, reaching a 24-year low of $1.35 per £1 on 23 January 2009, as investors piled into the traditional safe haven status of the U.S. dollar. ten years ago. 2011 As of 2011, the £GBP is the 4th most traded currency by value behind US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen. Travelex worldwide money 1 http://www.microscopyuk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug04/pjwhatdid.html 2 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/817344-samuel-etoo-striker-gets-record-setting-contract-to-join-anzhi-makhachkala 3 http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-1616985/Pensioners-better-off-in-1950s-than-today.html * http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html 5 http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuel/ 6 http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2385140.ece A pound of money facts from Travelex Exactly how far will your pound go? How much is a beer in..? (0.5ltr) China Turkey Spain £1.91 UK Italy £3.52 France £0.74 £1.82 £2.78 £4.08 What's the history of the pound? Follow the Path of the Pound How much is a three course meal for two? Turkey £16.61 Spain £35.28 Italy £42.56 France £43.75 China £12.50 UK £38.76 1870 775AD The Pound Sterling is the world's oldest currency, when "sterlings" or silver pennies were the main currency in Anglo-Saxon times. The Gold Standard was introduced bringing in a new era of grand scale international trade. The principle of the standard was that a nation must back its banknotes with the equivalent in gold. This brought about exchange rate stability. One pound was equal to 4.85 U.S dollars. How much is a cola? (333ml) COL COL COL COL COL Spain £1.52 China Turkey UK Italy France £0.40 £0.91 £1.20 £2.04 £2.13 1944 1920 The Bretton Woods conference defined both A footballer's average wage was £4.50 per week". Most probably wouldn't play for its equivalent in 2010 - around £162 per week Samuel Eto'o now eams a staggering £342,038 per week?. the U.S. dollar and the pound as reserve currencies, However, the enormous postwar balance of payments deficit was too much for the UK and the pound was devalued by 30 per cent to $2.80 in September 1949. 1950 UK £5.94 France £5.26 The average weekly state pension was £1.36 - that's like receiving £31.20 per week last year. Today the state minimum is £102.154. Italy Spain £4.18 £3.68 Turkey £2.89 China 1971 £1.41 Decimalisation - the UK decimalised, replacing the shilling and penny with a single subdivision, the new penny. 1976 Sterling Crisis - The pound fell below $2 for the first time as oil prices spiked due to war in the Middle East, leading to a global economic slowdown. The govermment approached the Intermational Monetary Fund [IMF] for a loan to boost sterling's value. How much is a pack of cigarettes? How much is a litre of milk? Turkey UK France China Spain £0.71 Italy £1.13 £0.75 £0.90 £0.96 £1.13 1990 1983 Conservative government join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), with the pound set against the high performing Deutsche Mark (DM) at DM2.95. The average price of petrol was 36.7p per litre". That's the same as paying 97p per litre in 2010. Today, we actually pay £1.36 per litre. How much are 12 eggs? UK £2.10 Italy £2.19 France £2.44 China £0.98 Turkey £1.20 Spain £1.35 1992 Black Wednesday saw interest rates jump from 10% to 15% in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the pound from falling below the ERM limits. The exchange rate fell to DM2.20. Speculator George Soros famously made approximately US$1 billion from shorting the pound. Interestingly though the weaker pound encouraged exports which boosted manufacturing and contributed to the economic prosperity of the 1990s. How much is a litre of petrol? China UK France Italy Turkey £1.60 Spain £0.68 £1.24 £1.28 £1.34 £1.35 2001 2008 The first iPod is released at a price of £3496 Surprisingly, the current price for the newest, largest iPod is £336 - a whole £13 less than Following the onset of the Global Financial Crisis, the pound has depreciated at one of the fastest rates in history, reaching a 24-year low of $1.35 per £1 on 23 January 2009, as investors piled into the traditional safe haven status of the U.S. dollar. ten years ago. 2011 As of 2011, the £GBP is the 4th most traded currency by value behind US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen. Travelex worldwide money 1 http://www.microscopyuk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug04/pjwhatdid.html 2 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/817344-samuel-etoo-striker-gets-record-setting-contract-to-join-anzhi-makhachkala 3 http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-1616985/Pensioners-better-off-in-1950s-than-today.html * http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html 5 http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuel/ 6 http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2385140.ece A pound of money facts from Travelex Exactly how far will your pound go? How much is a beer in..? (0.5ltr) China Turkey Spain £1.91 UK Italy £3.52 France £0.74 £1.82 £2.78 £4.08 What's the history of the pound? Follow the Path of the Pound How much is a three course meal for two? Turkey £16.61 Spain £35.28 Italy £42.56 France £43.75 China £12.50 UK £38.76 1870 775AD The Pound Sterling is the world's oldest currency, when "sterlings" or silver pennies were the main currency in Anglo-Saxon times. The Gold Standard was introduced bringing in a new era of grand scale international trade. The principle of the standard was that a nation must back its banknotes with the equivalent in gold. This brought about exchange rate stability. One pound was equal to 4.85 U.S dollars. How much is a cola? (333ml) COL COL COL COL COL Spain £1.52 China Turkey UK Italy France £0.40 £0.91 £1.20 £2.04 £2.13 1944 1920 The Bretton Woods conference defined both A footballer's average wage was £4.50 per week". Most probably wouldn't play for its equivalent in 2010 - around £162 per week Samuel Eto'o now eams a staggering £342,038 per week?. the U.S. dollar and the pound as reserve currencies, However, the enormous postwar balance of payments deficit was too much for the UK and the pound was devalued by 30 per cent to $2.80 in September 1949. 1950 UK £5.94 France £5.26 The average weekly state pension was £1.36 - that's like receiving £31.20 per week last year. Today the state minimum is £102.154. Italy Spain £4.18 £3.68 Turkey £2.89 China 1971 £1.41 Decimalisation - the UK decimalised, replacing the shilling and penny with a single subdivision, the new penny. 1976 Sterling Crisis - The pound fell below $2 for the first time as oil prices spiked due to war in the Middle East, leading to a global economic slowdown. The govermment approached the Intermational Monetary Fund [IMF] for a loan to boost sterling's value. How much is a pack of cigarettes? How much is a litre of milk? Turkey UK France China Spain £0.71 Italy £1.13 £0.75 £0.90 £0.96 £1.13 1990 1983 Conservative government join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), with the pound set against the high performing Deutsche Mark (DM) at DM2.95. The average price of petrol was 36.7p per litre". That's the same as paying 97p per litre in 2010. Today, we actually pay £1.36 per litre. How much are 12 eggs? UK £2.10 Italy £2.19 France £2.44 China £0.98 Turkey £1.20 Spain £1.35 1992 Black Wednesday saw interest rates jump from 10% to 15% in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the pound from falling below the ERM limits. The exchange rate fell to DM2.20. Speculator George Soros famously made approximately US$1 billion from shorting the pound. Interestingly though the weaker pound encouraged exports which boosted manufacturing and contributed to the economic prosperity of the 1990s. How much is a litre of petrol? China UK France Italy Turkey £1.60 Spain £0.68 £1.24 £1.28 £1.34 £1.35 2001 2008 The first iPod is released at a price of £3496 Surprisingly, the current price for the newest, largest iPod is £336 - a whole £13 less than Following the onset of the Global Financial Crisis, the pound has depreciated at one of the fastest rates in history, reaching a 24-year low of $1.35 per £1 on 23 January 2009, as investors piled into the traditional safe haven status of the U.S. dollar. ten years ago. 2011 As of 2011, the £GBP is the 4th most traded currency by value behind US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen. Travelex worldwide money 1 http://www.microscopyuk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug04/pjwhatdid.html 2 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/817344-samuel-etoo-striker-gets-record-setting-contract-to-join-anzhi-makhachkala 3 http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-1616985/Pensioners-better-off-in-1950s-than-today.html * http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html 5 http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuel/ 6 http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2385140.ece A pound of money facts from Travelex Exactly how far will your pound go? How much is a beer in..? (0.5ltr) China Turkey Spain £1.91 UK Italy £3.52 France £0.74 £1.82 £2.78 £4.08 What's the history of the pound? Follow the Path of the Pound How much is a three course meal for two? Turkey £16.61 Spain £35.28 Italy £42.56 France £43.75 China £12.50 UK £38.76 1870 775AD The Pound Sterling is the world's oldest currency, when "sterlings" or silver pennies were the main currency in Anglo-Saxon times. The Gold Standard was introduced bringing in a new era of grand scale international trade. The principle of the standard was that a nation must back its banknotes with the equivalent in gold. This brought about exchange rate stability. One pound was equal to 4.85 U.S dollars. How much is a cola? (333ml) COL COL COL COL COL Spain £1.52 China Turkey UK Italy France £0.40 £0.91 £1.20 £2.04 £2.13 1944 1920 The Bretton Woods conference defined both A footballer's average wage was £4.50 per week". Most probably wouldn't play for its equivalent in 2010 - around £162 per week Samuel Eto'o now eams a staggering £342,038 per week?. the U.S. dollar and the pound as reserve currencies, However, the enormous postwar balance of payments deficit was too much for the UK and the pound was devalued by 30 per cent to $2.80 in September 1949. 1950 UK £5.94 France £5.26 The average weekly state pension was £1.36 - that's like receiving £31.20 per week last year. Today the state minimum is £102.154. Italy Spain £4.18 £3.68 Turkey £2.89 China 1971 £1.41 Decimalisation - the UK decimalised, replacing the shilling and penny with a single subdivision, the new penny. 1976 Sterling Crisis - The pound fell below $2 for the first time as oil prices spiked due to war in the Middle East, leading to a global economic slowdown. The govermment approached the Intermational Monetary Fund [IMF] for a loan to boost sterling's value. How much is a pack of cigarettes? How much is a litre of milk? Turkey UK France China Spain £0.71 Italy £1.13 £0.75 £0.90 £0.96 £1.13 1990 1983 Conservative government join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), with the pound set against the high performing Deutsche Mark (DM) at DM2.95. The average price of petrol was 36.7p per litre". That's the same as paying 97p per litre in 2010. Today, we actually pay £1.36 per litre. How much are 12 eggs? UK £2.10 Italy £2.19 France £2.44 China £0.98 Turkey £1.20 Spain £1.35 1992 Black Wednesday saw interest rates jump from 10% to 15% in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the pound from falling below the ERM limits. The exchange rate fell to DM2.20. Speculator George Soros famously made approximately US$1 billion from shorting the pound. Interestingly though the weaker pound encouraged exports which boosted manufacturing and contributed to the economic prosperity of the 1990s. How much is a litre of petrol? China UK France Italy Turkey £1.60 Spain £0.68 £1.24 £1.28 £1.34 £1.35 2001 2008 The first iPod is released at a price of £3496 Surprisingly, the current price for the newest, largest iPod is £336 - a whole £13 less than Following the onset of the Global Financial Crisis, the pound has depreciated at one of the fastest rates in history, reaching a 24-year low of $1.35 per £1 on 23 January 2009, as investors piled into the traditional safe haven status of the U.S. dollar. ten years ago. 2011 As of 2011, the £GBP is the 4th most traded currency by value behind US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen. Travelex worldwide money 1 http://www.microscopyuk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug04/pjwhatdid.html 2 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/817344-samuel-etoo-striker-gets-record-setting-contract-to-join-anzhi-makhachkala 3 http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-1616985/Pensioners-better-off-in-1950s-than-today.html * http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html 5 http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuel/ 6 http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2385140.ece

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Exactly how far will your pound go? Infographic illustrating for travellers how far their money will stretch in every corner of the globe.

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