The supplies you will need are sterling silver wire,round-nosed pliers, flat-nosed pliers,flat-nosed pliers with a tip, and flush cutters."

VOA: special.2009.05.18

In 1931 they dropped convertibility of the pound sterling still called pound sterling even though it's not silver it was gold.

在1931年，他们放弃了英镑的可兑换性,仍然叫做英镑的话,即便它不是银，而是金。

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