my god. Firstly, pounds are only used in one country, thats england. The other country's use all sorts of different currencies (just look at the exchange rates in a newpaper to see the main ones).
Secondly, it really depends on what type of keyboard. I've seen QWERTZ keyboards, QWERTY keyboards, AZERTY keyboards and even ABCDEF keyboards! In switzerland, mainly QWERTZ keyboards are used.
If i press shift+0, it makes this sign: =
If i press shift+9, it makes this sign: )
If i press shift+8, it makes this sign: (
If i press shift+7, it makes this sign: /
If i press shift+6, it makes this sign: &
If i press shift+5, it makes this sign: %
If i press shift+4, it makes this sign: ç
If i press shift+3, it makes this sign: *
If i press shift+2, it makes this sign: "
If i press shift+1, it makes this sign: +