They never lost it. They decimalized it 40 or so years ago, but they never bailed to the Euro.
Current exchange
1 Pound Stirling = 1.13 Euros = 1.32 US Dollars.
Old cays - halfpenny, penny, threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin, half crown, crown, half crown, sovereign.
Prices were quoted in Pounds, Shillings, and Pence.
12 Pence in a shilling, and 20 shillings (240 pence) in a pound.
Converted to a decimal system February 11, 1971.