The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S. dollar to touch an all-time low. It's a sign of the alarm in financial markets over new Prime Minister Liz Truss' emergency budget ...

Billions of banknotes and coins around the world featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II are set to be replaced following her death. For almost 70 years, the Queen's image has appeared on the ...

Queen Elizabeth II’s face is featured on money across the United Kingdom. Some people on social media are wondering what will happen to the country’s money following her death on Sept. 8 and King ...

BRITAIN last week took the first step in a three-year conversion of its currency to the decimal system by introducing the first two new coins, the 5-new-pence piece and the 10-new-pence piece. After ...

The pound is now sitting at a 3-year high, and everyone in the market is either panicking, pretending to be a prophet, or quietly adjusting spreadsheets hoping no one notices they got it wrong last ...

Not only was Queen Elizabeth II the only monarch most of us have ever known, but her portrait is synonymous with money in the UK. It's hard to imagine British currency without her image. Yet, ...

Harcourt Fuller received funding from the Fulbright Global Scholar Award and the Whiting Public Engagement Grant Award. He is affiliated with the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee at the US Mint. He ...