sterling货币

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

British money．In medieval England a sterling was a coin worth about a penny and took its name from the star(steorra)embossed upon it．The pound sterling began life as a hundred of the smaller sterlings，and its value，of course，has risen and fallen over the years．

英国货币。在中世纪的英格兰，一sterling是价值一便士的硬币，它的名称源于其上浮饰的星星(steorra)。英币一镑价值一百个sterling，其价值理所当然随时间有增有减。