在第二次世界大战期间，英国充分利用了这一点，因此虽然英镑已不复昔日荣光，但阿根廷、埃及、特别是印度仍成为了主要的英镑债权国。
During World War II, Britain took advantage of this, and Argentina, Egypt, and India, in particular, built up huge claims on sterling, although it was an unattractive currency.