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TABLE OF FOSEIGN 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.,...
Monte 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 risdoUar,
128 quartos := 8 rials = 1 paper dollar,
100 cents= 1 dollar,
Exchanges reckoned as iu United States.
Pounds, shillings, and pence sterling.
100 candarines = 10 mace = 1 tael,
loo cents, or 8 reals = 1 dollar,
100 cents = 1 dollar,
96 skiliings = 1 rigsbank dollar,
4.0 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 =£i 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 1813),
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 diiro,
100 ore = 1 uksdalev-riksmynt,
100 rappen or centimes = 1 franc,
40 paras = 1 piastre,
100 cents = 1 dollar (S),
10 dollars = 1 eaglo,
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.
Sterling
nearly.
1 llj
9,i
2t
i li
6 6
4 2
4 2
2 2^
2J
H
1 7|
2 10|
1 7|
5 9J
4 2
8|
1 Bi
1 2i
1 8
1 lOJ
9i
11
4 H
4 2
6J
2 1
3 S|
16 5i
4
4

4|
16
10
4 8J
2 lO'i
4 2
3 li
10^
10 3|
9i
4 2
2i
4 2
1 1^
9^
]|
4 1^
41 1
8^
4 2
Exchange at Par with
Louden.
10 fl. 36 kr. ^ £1.
25 fr. 22 cents ^£1.
— d. ^ l!ft)000.
609| ris. ^ £100.
— d. !^ paper dollar.
Premium 9 1 ^ cent.
Prem. 8 per cent.
50d. ^ f 1.
9r. dol. 10sk.^£l.
96 piastres ^ £1. •
25fr.22cents|>'£l.
120| florins^ £10.
50d. ^ hard dollar.
28dr. 15cents^£l.
13m.b. 10^s.^£l.
12 florins ^ £1.
(Is. 10^ ^ Com-
( pany's rupee.
25 lira 22 ct. ;
T. 4-7 ^ |1. "
49Jd. ^ pezza.
50d. f §1.
£1.
39|d. ^ ducat.
4sp. d. 53sk. M'£l.
56id. ^ 1?
6 dol. 27 gr. f £1.
3 scudo 4 "80 ^ £1.
E°. 6, 40c. ^ £1.
123^d. ^ onza.
25 lira 22 ct. f £1.
60d. ^ dollar.
50d. ^ hard dollar.
18|^ riks. riks. ^ £1.
25 fr. 22 ct. f £1.
210 piastres ^ £1.
/"Prem, 9^ ^ cent.,
.^ or 4 dollars 86i
(. cents ^ £1.
29 lira 62 c. ^ £1.
In the above valuations, standard geld is estimated at £3 173. lOid., and silver at 5s. per onnoa.