Saint Helena pound

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The Saint Helena pound is the official currency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, issued by the local government and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.

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Label Occurrences
Saint Helena pound canonical 7

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf currency
legal tender
circulatesAlongside British pound sterling
linked to: Pound sterling
country Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
denominationName pence
pound
denominationType banknote
coin
exchangeRatePolicy maintained at parity with the British pound sterling
ISO4217Code SHP
issuingAuthority Government of Saint Helena
legalStatus legal tender in Ascension Island
legal tender in Saint Helena
legal tender in Tristan da Cunha
monetaryAuthority Saint Helena Government
officialCurrencyOf Ascension Island
Saint Helena
Tristan da Cunha
peggedTo pound sterling
linked to: Pound sterling
region South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
sameValueAs British pound sterling at par
subunit penny
subunitRatio 1 pound = 100 pence
symbol £
territoryType British Overseas Territory currency
usedIn Ascension Island
Saint Helena
Tristan da Cunha
usedWith pound sterling
linked to: Pound sterling
usesDecimalSystem true

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pound sterling peggedCurrencies Saint Helena pound
Ascension Island currency Saint Helena pound
Saint Helena currency Saint Helena pound
Jamestown usesCurrency Saint Helena pound
Government of Saint Helena currencyUsed Saint Helena pound
Longwood parish, St Helena currency Saint Helena pound