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TABLE OF FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MONEYS AND EXCHANGES.
Money of Account.
Argentine,.. ...
Australia, &c.,.
Austria,
Belgium,
Brazil
Bulgaria,
Canada
Oape Colony,..,
Ch'li,
China,
■Cuba,
Demerara, &c.,
Denmark,
Egypt,...
Finland,. <
France,..
Germany, ,
Greece, . .
Holland,
India.,
Italy,
Japan,...
Mexico,..
Morocco,.
Norway,. ,
Persia
Peru,
Portugal, ..
Eoumania, .
Kussia,
Servia,
bpam,
Sweden,
Switzerland, ...
Turkey,
United States,.
Uruguay,
West Indies, British, .
Dol'ar (silver),
Pounds, sbillinys, and pence sterling.
Krone or Crown — 10 1) pfenoige or heller,.,
Frnnc=: 1 00 centimes,
Milrea = 1000 re-^s (guld),
Lfvs^: lUO Stolinkis,
Dollar := 100 cents,
Pounds, shilling-i, and pence sterling.
Dollar (paper) = Is. 2:|d.
Tiel
JO
Dollar = 100 centavos or 8 reals,
Dollar =100 cents,
Krone = 100 iirer,
Old Coinage — 16 S)killingi=l mark. 3 marks = ^ rigsdollar
or J krone.
Piastre 40 = paras,
A ''purse" is = 500 piastres.
Mark = 100 Pennies,
Franc = 100 centimes,
A milliard = 1000 million Francs = £40,000,000.
Mark = 100 pfennige or 10 eroschen,....
Old Coinage — 30 S. grosch n = 1 thaler = 3 marks
kreuzer=l florin. 3 florins = 5 marks
Drachma = 100 lepta,
Florin or Guilder = 100 cei ts or '20 slivers,
Rupee (silver)=rl6 ann>^s■r^l.'^2 pice,
A "lac'' is 100,000 rupees. A " crore ' is 10,000,000, or
100 lacs.
Lira= 100 centesimi, ,
Yen or dollar = 100 sens ,
Dollar = 100 cents or 8 reuls, ,
Mitkul= 10 ounces = 40 blankeels,
Krone = 100 iJrer, ,
Old Coinage — 24 skillings = 1 mark. 5 marks or 1 sp.
dollar = 4 kroner.
Tomam (gold) = 12 karans,
Sole=100 centesimos,
Milrea=1000 reas
A "conto" is 1000 milreas.
Lei = 100 bans,
Euble (paper) = 100 copecs,
Dinar=100 Paras,
Peseta— 100 centesimos or 4 reals,
Old Coinage — 2 escudo = 1 duro or dollar = 5 peseta,
Kr'ine= 100 orer,
Old Coinage — 48 skillings =■ 1 rigsdollar, riksgeld, or krone.
Franc = 100 centimes,
Piastre = 40 paras
100 piastres (gold) = 1 medjidie or lira=:18s. 2d.
Dollar = 100 cents
Peso or dollar (8ilver)i=100 centesimos,
Pounds, shillings, and peace sterling.
Note. — In the above valuations, standard gold is estimated at 77s. 10 Jd., and silver at 6s. per ounce ;
but in countries with a silver standard, such as India, the relative sterlintc value of moi ey changes with the
current price of -ilver, which, in November, 1892, was 3s. 3(1. per oz., the rupee being at that date about
Ik. 3d. of sterlir/i; value No account is here taken of the value of paper notes having a forced currency,
and only convertible from the nominal value to gold at a greater or less discount.