The pound sign is derived from the original German "L", which stands for the the Latin word libra ("pound"), as used in the original duodecimal currency system (pounds, shillings and pence or 'LSD'; see British_coinage#Pre-decimal_system).

used the abbreviation 'LSD' (Libri, Solidi, Denari), libra, being

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historic residential housing blocks at 380-41042°22′26.6″N 71°13′53.7″W / 42.374056°N 71.231583°W / 42.374056; -71.231583 and 153-16542°22′14.1″N 71°13′19.8″W / 42.370583°N 71.222167°W / 42.370583; -71.222167 River Street

ASCII:

 !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?
@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_
`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~

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