5 special drawing rights on August 28, 2026
See the archived XDR to GBP reference rate for August 28, 2026, including each underlying leg and its timestamp.
XDR to GBP converter
British Pound
1 XDR = 1.010364 GBP
XDR to GBP exchange rates
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Why your bank’s rate differs
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Reference result
£5.05
Illustrative result
£4.90
Difference
£0.15
This example applies the selected margin to XDR 5. It is not a quote or a claim about any particular bank, card, or transfer service. Fixed fees can increase the difference further.
Source observations and calculation details
The pair is calculated through EUR. Its oldest underlying observation is dated Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM. Constituents are retained so the published figure can be audited.
XDR leg
- Method
- median
- Observed
- Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
- Sources used
- 26
- Banco Central de Bolivia (2026-08-28)
- Banco Central de la República Argentina (2026-08-28)
- Banca d'Italia (2026-08-28)
- Banca Națională a României (2026-08-28)
- Bank of Mongolia (2026-08-28)
- Banque de la Republique du Burundi (2026-08-28)
- Central Bank of Armenia (2026-08-28)
- Central Bank of The Gambia (2026-08-28)
- Central Bank of Iraq (2026-08-27)
- Central Bank of Nigeria (2026-08-28)
- Central Bank of Russia (2026-08-28)
- Central Bank of Uzbekistan (2026-08-28)
- Czech National Bank (2026-08-28)
- International Monetary Fund (2026-08-28)
- Norges Bank (2026-08-28)
- National Bank of Cambodia (2026-08-28)
- National Bank of Ethiopia (2026-08-28)
- National Bank of Kazakhstan (2026-08-28)
- National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic (2026-08-22)
- National Bank of Moldova (2026-08-28)
- Narodowy Bank Polski (2026-08-28)
- Natsyyanalny Bank Respubliki Belarus (2026-08-28)
- Natsionalnyi Bank Ukrainy (2026-08-28)
- Reserve Bank of Fiji (2026-08-28)
- Reserve Bank of Malawi (2026-08-28)
- Seðlabanki Íslands (2026-08-28)
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Frequently asked questions
What is the XDR to GBP rate based on?+
It is a daily reference rate assembled from institutional and central-bank publications and is not guaranteed to be available from a bank or transfer provider.
Why is my bank's exchange rate different?+
Banks, cards and transfer services can add an exchange-rate margin and fixed fees. The adjustable example on this page illustrates the effect without claiming a margin for any particular provider.
What happens on weekends and holidays?+
No rate is invented or forward-filled. A dated request with no publication is labelled as not published and points to the nearest prior observation separately.