Yet pound sterling continued to be a major world currency until well after World War II. Even as late as 1950 – more than a half-century after the US had replaced Britain as the world’s largest industrial power – 55% of foreign-exchange reserves were held in sterling, and many countries continued to peg their currencies to it.
但英镑仍然是世界主要货币，在二战结束后很长一段时间仍是如此。即使在1950年——此时美国超越英国成为世界第一大工业国已逾半个世纪——仍有55%的外汇储备是英镑，大量国家仍选择将本国货币盯住英镑。