Re: vista

Ron Martell wrote:

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

According to Wikipedia, the following all use the Pound (although
some undoubtedly don't use the £ symbol) :

Australian pound - Australia
Bahamian pound - Bahamas
Bermuda pound - Bermuda
Biafran pound - Biafra
British pound (sterling) - United Kingdom, British Indian Ocean
Territory (accepted)
Canadian pound - Canada
Connecticut pound - Connecticut
Cyprus pound - Cyprus, Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Delaware pound - Delaware
Egyptian pound - Egypt
Falkland pound - Falkland Islands
Fijian pound - Fiji
Gambian pound - Gambia
Georgia pound - Georgia
Ghanaian pound - Ghana
Gibraltar pound - Gibraltar
Guernsey pound - Guernsey
Isle of Man pound - Isle of Man
Israeli pound - Israel
Jamaican pound - Jamaica
Jersey pound - Jersey
Libyan pound - Libya
Malawian pound - Malawi
Maryland pound - Maryland
Massachusetts pound - Massachusetts
New Guinea pound - New Guinea
New Hampshire pound - New Hampshire
New Jersey pound - New Jersey
New York pound - New York
New Zealand pound - New Zealand
Nigerian pound - Nigeria
North Carolina pound - North Carolina
Oceania pound - Kiribati, Nauru, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and
Tuvalu Palestinian pound - Palestine
Pennsylvania pound - Pennsylvania
Rhode Island pound - Rhode Island
Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound - Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Rhodesian pound - Rhodesia
Saint Helenian pound - Saint Helena
Samoan pound - Samoa
Solomon Islands pound - Solomon Islands
South African pound - South Africa
South Carolina pound - South Carolina
Southern Rhodesian pound - Southern Rhodesia
Sudanese pound - Sudan
(New) Sudanese pound - Southern Sudan
Syrian pound - Syria
Tongan pound - Tonga
Virginia pound - Virginia
West African pound - Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra
Leone Zambian pound - Zambia

Which only serves to illustrate why Wikipedia should never be used as
a primary reference source. Canada has not used the pound since at
least 1871 and while Delaware and other US States may have used the
pound as currency in the 18th century they certainly do not do so
today. Australia also dropped the pound some time ago and now uses
the Australian Dollar.


Yes, I noticed all the US states listed there. Nevertheless, without
examining every name listed, the point I was making is that the UK is *not*
the only country that uses the pound.

But I agree with you that a Wikipedia statement should never be accepted as
gospel without corroboration.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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