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TABLE OF FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MONEYS AND EXCHANGES.
Australia, &c.,
Austria,
Belgium,
Brazil,
Bremen,
Buenos Ay res,
Canada,
Cape Colony,
China,
Cuba,
Demerara, &c.,
Denmark,
Egypt,
France,
Frankfurt (May n),...
Germany, <
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Gibraltar,
Greece,
Hamburg,
Holland.
India,
Italy,
Japan,
Malta,
Mexico, Chili, &c.,...
Monte Video,
Morocco,
Naples,
New Brunswick,
New Granada,
Norway,
Nova Scotia,
Persia,
Portugal,
Prussia, &c.,
Roman States,
Russia,
SiciljT,
Singapore,
Spain,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
Turkey,
United States
"Venetia,
West Indies, British,
Moneys.
Pounds, shillings, and pence sterling.
100 new kreuzers, = 1 florin,
100 cents = 1 franc,
1000 reas = 1 paper milrea, about,
360 schwaren = 72 grotes = 1 rixdollar,
128 quartos = 8 rials = 1 paper dollar
100 cents = I dollar,
Exchangea reckoned as in United States.
Pounds, shillings, and pence sterling.
100 candarines = 10 mace := 1 tael,
100 cents, or 8 reals = 1 dollar,
100 cents = 1 dollar,
96 skilHngs = 1 rigsbank dollar,
40 paras = 1 piastre,
100 centimes = 1 franc,
80 francs = 81 old livres of 20 sous,
Florin of 60 kreuzers,
North German, or Prussian dollar,
South German florin,
By Treaty of 1857, 2 Prus. dol., 3 Austrian florins,
or 3^ S. German fiorius = 1 Union 2 dollar piece,
192 quartos = 12 reals = 1 hard dollar
100 centimes = 1 drachma
16 schillings = 1 mark banco,
16 schillings = 1 current mark
100 cents or 20 stivers = 1 florin or guil
192 pice := 16 annas = 1 rupee,
The lac is 100,000 rupees = £9270
100 centesimi = 1 lira nuova,
100 candarines or 10 mas= 1 paper tael,
600 grani = 30 tari = 2^ scudi = 1 pezza,
100 cents or 8 reals = 1 hard dollar,
800 reis = 8 reals = 1 current dollar (V)
40 blankeels = 10 ounces = 1 mitkul,
100 grani = 10 carlini = 5 tari = 1 ducat,
20 shillings = £1 Halifax currency,
100 cents = 1 new dollar,
96 skillings = 1 species dollar,
20 shillings := £1 currenc}-,
50 abassis = 10 karauns = 1 tomaun,
1000 reas = 1 milrea (^),
30 silver groschen = 1 thaler or dollar,
100 bajocchi = 10 paoli == 1 scudo,
100 copecs ^ 1 silver ruble,
Bank or paper ruble (abolished 1843),
600 grani = 30 tari = 2^ scudi = 1 onza,
100 centesimi =r 1 lira nuova,
100 cents = 1 hard dollar,
100 centavos = 1 real vellon,
20 reals de vellon = 1 duro,
100 ore = 1 riksdaler-rii-sm»/n<,
100 rappen or centimes = 1 fracc,
40 paras = 1 piastre,
100 cents =1 dollar (S),
10 dollars = 1 eagle
In exchanges the dollar is valued at 4s. 6d., giving
a premium for bills on London.
100 centesimi = 1 lira Austriaeha,
100 cents = 1 dollar
Pounds, shillings, and pence sterling.
Sterling
nearly.
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4 2
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Exchange at I'ar with
Loudon.
10 fl. 36 kr. ^ £1.
25fr. 22cents|)'£l.
— d. ^ l^jOOO.
609 J rix. f' £100.
— d. ^ paper dollar.
Premium 9^ ^ cent.
Prera. 8 per cent.
50d. ^ $1.
«r. dol. lOsk.f £1.
96 piastres ^ £1.
25fr. 22ceniS!p-£l.
]20f florins 1+ £10.
50d. ^ hard dollar.
2.Sdr. 15cents^£l.
13m.b. 10^s.|>'£l.
12 florins tp' £1.
(Is. 10|-d. '^ Coiii-
( pany's rupee.
25 lira 22 ct. ^ £1.
T. 4-7 f $1.
49jd. ^ pezza.
50d. ^ f 1.
39|d. f ducat.
4sp. d. 53sk. ^-£1.
5fiid. ^ 1SJ5000.
6 d'ol. 27 gV. ^ £1.
3 scudo 4-80 fy £1.
R^. 6, 40c. f'£l.
123^d. ^ onzn.
25 lira 22 ct. ^£1.
50d. ^ dollar.
50d. ^ hard doll.ir.
1 8 J riks. riks. :p- £ 1 •
25 fr. 22 ct. f £1.
210 piastres ^ £1.
Prem. 9^ ^ cent.,
or 4 dollars 86|
cents ^ j£].
29 lira 52 c. ^ £1.
In the above valuations, standard gold is estimated at £3 ITs. lOJd., and silver at 5s. per o'an:e.