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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by dE.fUsEd
hey Dªv£.....isnt "£" a L? not an E..? :thinking:
It is a stylised and crossed L for the Latin word Libra.

Originally Posted by smart people
This sign is simply a capital letter L, written in old-fashioned roundhand, with one or two crossbars to show that it is being used as a symbol or abbreviation. The L stands for the Latin word libra, the name of a Roman unit of weight, which also gave rise to the abbreviation lb for a pound as a measure of weight, and to the French word livre.
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