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Pound sign
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The £ is a letter L, for the Latin libra, and its crossbar is simply an abbreviation mark. No one knows exactly when the line was first drawn through the L, but the Bank of England Museum holds a cheque dated 7 January 1661 with a clearly discernible £ sign. Royal Mint Museum