POUND is also a denomination of money, being equal in value to 20 shillings or 240 pence. Anciently 240 pence were equivalent to a pound weight of silver. Hence the origin of the term.
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POUND is also a denomination of money, being equal in value to 20 shillings or 240 pence. Anciently 240 pence were equivalent to a pound weight of silver. Hence the origin of the term.