Pound Sterling to Guyanese Dollar — exchange rate

The British pound or pound sterling (symbol: £, code: GBP, number: 826) is the national currency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. It is an official currency of Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, Saint Helena. The GBP abbreviation is used to identify £ in the international financial arena.

Change is called pence, also known as British pennies. One GBP has 100 pennies. It is one of the oldest world currencies. The currency was issued in 1694, replacing the East African rupee. In spite of mass euro introduction on the European territory, Great Britain refused to get rid of its local currency. Pound sterling has remained the main reserve currency for many governments for a long time.

The Guyanese dollar (GY$) is a currency issued in Guyana, a state located in South America. In the global financial arena, $ is known simply as GYD. The Guyanese dollar is subdivided into cents.

Every GYD has 100 cents. The currency was made official in 1965, replacing the Eastern Caribbean dollar. Majority of notes are decorated with one of the biggest waterfalls on the planet – Kaieteur. On the back side, you can observe traditional motives: harvesting sugar cane, mining bauxite, collecting rice in fields.