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CHRREKT COIS-S OP THE PRIXCIPAI. COMMEUCIAI. COUNTEIES, Wltli THEIR VAt.u£ IK BRITISH MONEY.
AUSTRIA AND BOHEMIA.
GOLD.
£ s. d.f.
Emperor's Dncat, 9
Hungarian Ducat, 9
Half Sovereign, 14
Quarter Sovereign, 7
SILVER.
Crown, since 1753, 4
Half Kix Dollar, or Florin 2
20 Kreutzers
lu Ditto,
6 1
Pie re of 2 Florins,
J 'o. of 1 Florin,
Piece of 2 Florins,
Do. of 1 Florin,
BADEX.
GOLD.
16
8
BAVARIA.
GOLD.
Carolin
1
Maximilian, 13
SILVEK.
Crown, 4
Rix Dollar of 1800, 4
Tcston, or Kopfstuck . . .
DENMARK.
GOLD.
Ducat current since 17fi7 ....
Dncat specie, 1791 to 1S02
Christian, 1773
SILVER.
Rix Dollar, or Double Crown, of the value
of 9e Danisli Shillings of 1776
Rix Dollar, or Piece of 6 Danish Marks of
1750
Danish Mark of 16 Shillings of 1776, .
7
9
16
FRANCE, (NEW coi.v.)
GOLD.
20 Franc Piece, 15
40 ditto . . . . . . , 1 11
SILVER.
5 Franc Piece 4
2 ditto 1
1 ditto .......00
I or 50 centimes, '
\, or 2o centimes, . . . ;
BILLON.
Piece of 10 centimes (say 3.30) . .
COPPER, OLD AND NEW.
Decime, or 2 sous (say 3.80) I ...
Sou, or 5 centimes,
Sou, or 1 centime,
VALUE OP THE OLD COIN I.V FRANCS.
I^ouis of 24 Livres, IS
Double ditto, 11"
SILVER.
Ecu, or piece of 6, (say 4s. 7d. and a sixth) 4
Petit ecu, or do. 3, 2
Piece of 24 som,
Do. 12 sous,
■ Do. 6 sous,
Do. 30 sous, 1
Do. '^sous,
HAMBURGH.
GOLD.
Ducat ad Lp^pui Imperii, .... 9
New Town Ducat, 9
SILVER.
Mark Banco 1
16 Shilling Piece, Convention . . .01
Rix Dollar Specie 4
Old Kobang of 100 Mas,
Half ditto.
New Kobanir,
Half ditto, " . . .
£t. d.f.
2 7 3
1 3
1 5 11
12 10
7 2
HOLLAND AND THE NETHERLANDS.
GOLD.
Ducat, 9
Ryder,
20' Florin?, 1S03,
10 Florins •
10 Williiuns ISIS,
Florin, . . . .
Escalin (6sous,)
Bncaton, or Ryder
Ducat, or Kix Dollar,
1 5
1 14
17
16

f f
2 3
1 f
5 2
Tigo-sinof'lOMas,
Half ditto.
One-fourth ditto,
One.eighth ditto, .
11 5
5 8
2 10
1 5
LOMBARDO-VENETIAN.
GOLD.
Sovereign, 1823, 17
Half ditto, 13
SILVER.
Crown, 4
Half Cro\^m, or FloriQ, . . . .02
Austrian Livre,
MOGUL.
GOLD.
Mohur of Ecngal, .
Ditto of Bombay,
Gold Rupee Bombay,
Ditto Madras,
Star Pagoda, Madras,
1 13
1 10
1 9
1 9
7
Rupee, Sicca,
Ditto ArcoT,
Ditto Bombay,
Ditto Broach,
NAPLES.
GOLD.
New Ounce of 3 Ducats, .
SILVER.
12 Carlini, ISOi, . . . '
Ducat of 10 Carlini, 1784, .
2 Carlini, 1304,
1. Ditto, 1804, . . . .
Ducat of 10 Carlini, ISIS,
10 S
4 1
3 4
8
4
3 4
PAPAL STATES.
GOLD.
Pistola of Pius VL and VII.
Half ditto,
Zecchiuo, 1769,
Half ditto,
SIL'^'ER.
Crown of 10 Paoli, ....
Tostone of 3 Paoli, ....
Ditto of 20 Paoli
Paolo, ......
13 11
6 11
9 4
4 8
10
5
PARMA.
GOLD.
Zecchino, . ~ .
Pistola of 17S4, . . . .
Ditto of 17S6, ....
4fl Lire of Maria Louisa since 1S15,
20 Ditto,
SILVER.
Ducat of 1781, . . . ,
Piece of 3 Lire, . ...
5 Lire of Maria Louisa, , .
9 5
18 3
17 4
1 11 9
15 10
4 I
6
3 11
PERSIA.
GOLD.
Rupee,
Half ditto
SILVER.
Double Rupee of 5 Abassis,
Rupee
Abassi,
Mamoudi, ....
Larin, .....
1 9 1
14 6
3 10 2
1 11 2
9
4 2
9 2
PORTUGAL.
GOLD.
Lisbonine, or 3Ioidore of 4S00 reis, ;
Half ditto of 2400 reis,
Quarter ditto of 1200 reis,
Portuguese, or Moiadobra of 6100 reis.
Half Portns-nose of 3200 reis, .
Piece of 16 Testons, or 1600 reis.
Do. of lii Tostons, or 1200 reis, .
Do. of 8 Testons, or 800 reis,
Cru^ada of 4S0 reis, ....
SILVER.
New Cru?adrt of 480 reis,
1 6 11
13 5
6 8
1 15 11
17 10
8 II 1
6 4 1
4 5 3
2 7 1
4 11