Re: British Monetary Nomenclature


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Posted by David Chorley on May 22, 2003 at 16:10:12 from 164.58.148.178 user David_Chorley.

In Reply to: Re: British Monetary Nomenclature posted by Robert Dilley on May 14, 2003 at 16:46:10:

I claim no Latin scholarship, but I believe that the use of Quid for pound is derived from a Latin saying, which translated means:
"that which is necessary".

David


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