For ASCII text we tend to use 'L',
'UKP', 'GBP', or \pounds to mean a
pound sign. Or do what at least one catalogue I have (a current
catalogue, BTW), and give all prices in pence. This catalogue includes
things like 3600p (meaning \pounds 36.00), I guess because they couldn't
print a pound sign.
Which brings up the question: What is the symbol or abbreviation for one
hundredth of a Euro?
Francois
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