The new One Pound coin in base metal, nickel-brass was introduced in 1983, as a replacement for the Â£1 banknote. Banknotes, being made of paper suffer from wear and tear more readily than metal coins.By 1983, the life expectancy of the Â£1 note was about 6 months, and that of a coin is about 100 years.he new One Pound coin in base metal, nickel-brass was introduced in 1983, as a replacement for the Â£1 banknote. Banknotes, being made of paper suffer from wear and tear more readily than metal coins.
Muslims: Farsi, English, Arabic, Bosnian, Pushtu, French, etc. Whatever language of that country that Muslim lives in. Although some Muslims learn Arabic for prayer and Qur'an study. Jews: Whatever language of that country that Jew happens to live in. Prior to the holocaust, many urban European Jewish communities spoke Yiddish, and still do in Brooklyn, parts of Russia, parts of London, etc.
These minority Muslim populations are often quite large. India, for example, has the third-largest population of Muslims worldwide. China has more Muslims than Syria, while Russia is home to more Muslims than Jordan and Libya combined. Of the total Muslim population, 10-13% are Shia Muslims and 87-90% are Sunni Muslims. Most Shias (between 68% and 80%) live in just four countries: Iran, Pakistan, India and Iraq.