diff --git a/example/snippets/icu_example.cpp b/example/snippets/icu_example.cpp
index 8e5f22ca..8f4a41ed 100644
--- a/example/snippets/icu_example.cpp
+++ b/example/snippets/icu_example.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int main()
    assert(greek == L"\x0391\x039D\x0395\x0398\x0391 2004");
 
    // extract currency symbols with associated value, use iterator interface:
-   std::string text2 = " $100.23 or \xC2\xA3""198.12 "; // \xC2\xA3 is the £ sign encoded in UTF-8
+   std::string text2 = " $100.23 or \xC2\xA3""198.12 "; // \xC2\xA3 is the pound sign encoded in UTF-8
    enumerate_currencies(text2);
    enumerate_currencies2(text2);