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TABLE OF rOEEIGN AND COLONIAL MONEYS AND EXCHANGES.
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Moneys.
Exchange at Par with
London.
Anstralia, &c.,.c
Austria,
Belgiutn,
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.,.
Monte Video, ,
Morocco,,
Naples,
New Brunswick,....
New Granada,
Norway,
Nova Scotia,
Persia,
Portugal,
Prussia, &c.,
Roman States,
Russia,
Sicily,.
Singapore, ,
Spain, ,
Sweden,
Switzerland,...
Tcrkey,
United States, .
Venetia, ,
West Indies, British,
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 rixdoUar, ,
128 quartos = 8 rials = 1 paper dollar,
100 cents = 1 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 skillings = 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 tavi = 2J 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 skillings = 1 species dollar,
20 shillings = £1 ci^r'ency,
50 abassis = 10 karaujS = 1 tomaun,
1000 reas = 1 milrea (^),
SO silver groscben = 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 Tiksd&let-riJesmynt,
100 rappen or centimes = 1 franc,
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 Austriacha,.
100 cents = 1 dollar,
Pounds, shillings, and pence sterling.
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10 fl. 36 kr. ^ £1.
25fr. 22centsf £1.
— d. ^ liftiOOO.
609J rix. ^ £100.
— d. ^ paper dollar.
Premium 9j f cent.
Prera. 8 per cent.
50d. f f 1.
9r. dol.lOsk.i^£l.
96 piastres ^ £1.
25 fr. 22 cents f £1.
120f florins ^ £10.
50d. f hard dollar.
28dr. 15centsi^£l,
13m.b. 10|s.f£l.
12 florins ^ £1.
(Is. lOJd. f Com-
( pany's rupee.
25 lira 22 ct. ^ £1.
T. 4-7 ^ |1.
49Jd. ^ pezza.
50d. ^ $1.
39|-d. ^ ducat.
4 sp. d. 53 sk. ^ £1.
Sejd. |f IfOOO.
6 dol. 27 gr. ^ £1.
3 scudo 4-80 ^ £1.
R". 6, 40c. ^ £1.
123|d. ^ onza.
25 lira 22 ct. ^ £1.
50d. ^ dollar.
50d. ^ hard dollar.
ISjriks. nX-s. ip'£l.
25 fr. 22 ct. f £1.
210 piastres f £1.
fFiem. 9^ ip' cent.,
■J or 4 dollars 86^
\ cents f £1.
29 lira 62 c. ^ £1.
In the above valuations, standard gold is estimated at £3 17s. lOJd., and silver at 53. per ounce.
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