Pound sign Bank of England Pound Sterling symbol made from gold, gilt and silver buttons on slightly textured matt silver background studio still life
I have used buttons to create this pound symbol because the cost of something can be refreed to as 'costing buttons' usually meaning it' inexpensive. I have used gilt and silver or chrome, metal, steel buttons to not only re[resnt the precious metals, silver and gold, but also to represent 'bling' and to illustrate the saying 'All that glitters is not gold' I included an heraldic button to represent the class system and the riches of the aristocracy as well as military buttons, mainly naval as these represent Her Majesty the Queen in terms of power and riches and the navy aided the gathering of riches in England's past, and money is created by the Royal Mint. **'The symbol derives from the upper case Latin letter L, representing libra pondo, the basic unit of weight in the Roman Empire, which in turn is derived from the Latin word, libra, meaning scales or a balance. The pound became an English unit of weight and in England became defined as the tower pound (equivalent to 350 grams) of sterling silver.[1][2] According to the Royal Mint Museum: It is not known for certain when the horizontal line or lines, which indicate an abbreviation, first came to be drawn through the L. However, there is in the Bank of England Museum a cheque dated 7 January 1661 with a clearly discernible £ sign. By the time the Bank was founded in 1694 the £ sign was in common use.[3] However, the simple letter L, in lower- or uppercase, was used to represent the pound sterling in printed books and newspapers until well into the 19th century.[4] In the blackletter type used until the seventeenth century,[5] the letter L is rendered as L {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {L}}} {\mathfrak {L}}.'** Referenced Wikipedia
Size: 4200px × 6301px
Location: Framlingham Suffolk UK
Photo credit: © moggy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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