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TABLE OF FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MONEYS AND EXCHANGES.
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Place.
Australia, &c,
Austria,
Belgium,
Brazil,
Bremen,
Buenos Ayres,
Canada,
Cape Colony,
China,
Cuba,
Demerara, &c......
Denmark,
Egypt,
France,
Frankfort (Mayn),
Germany,.
Gibraltar,.
Greece,
Hamburg, .
Holland.
India,...,
Italy,
Japan,
Malta,
Mexico, Chili, &c.,.
Moute Video,
Morocco,
Naples,
New Brunswick,....
New Granada,
Norway,
Nova Scotia,
Persia,
Portugal,
Prussia, &c,
Roman States,
Russia,
Sicily,.
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,
Exchanges 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 skiliings = 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 florins = 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 (?)
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 skiliings = 1 species dollar,
20 shillings = £1 currency,
50 abassis = 10 karauns = 1 tomaun,
1000 reas = 1 milrea ($),
30 silver groschen = 1 thaler or dollar,
100 bajocchi = 10 paoli = 1 scudo,
100 copecs = 1 silver ruble,
Bank or paper ruble (abolished 1843),
600 grani = 30 tari = 2£ scudi = 1 onza.......
100 centesimi = 1 lira nuova,
100 cents = 1 hard dollar,
100 centavos = 1 real vellon,
20 reals de vellon = 1 duro,
100 ore = 1 riksdaler-WA:smyn<,
100 rappen or centimes = 1 franc,
40 paras = 1 piastre,
100 cents = 1 dollar ($),
10 dollars = 1 eagle,
In exchanges the dollar is valued at 4s. 6d., giving
a premium for bills on London.
100 centesimi = 1 lira Austriacha,
100 cents = 1 dollar
Pounds, shillings, and pence sterling.
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Exchange at Par with
London.
10 fl. 36 kr. y £1.
25 fr. 22 cents y£l.
— d. y lftOOO.
6091 rix - V £100-
— d. y paper dollar.
Premium 9£ y cent.
Prem. 8 per cent.
50d. y $1.
9r. dol. 10sk.y£l.
96 piastres y ■£!•
25 fr. 22 cents y£l.
120f florins y £10.
50d. y hard dollar.
28dr. 15centsy£l.
13m.b. 10£s.y£l.
12 florins y £1.
(Is. 10id. y Com-
\ pany's rupee.
25 lira 22 ct. y £1.
T. 4-7 y $1.
49£d. y pezza.
50d. y $1.
39|d. y ducat.
4 sp. d. 53 sk. y £1.
56 Jd. y 13
6 dol. 27 gr. y £1.
3 seudo 4-80 y £1.
R°. 6, 40c. y £1.
123£d. y onza.
25 lira 22 ct. y £1.
60d. y dollar.
50d. y hard dollar.
181 r iks- rites, y £1.
25 fr. 22 ct. y £1.
210 piastres y £1.
(Prem. 9^ y cent..
J or 4 dollars 86|
(, cents y £1.
29 lira 52 c. y £1.
In the above valuations, standard geld is estimated at £3 17a. 10Jd., and silver at 5s. per ounoe.