Part 310

Example.

It is required to express the value of a louis d’or of France coined since 1785 in the money of Portugal.

As it is seen by the prefixed table that the louis of 24 livres tournois contains 106,37 grains of fine gold, and that the joanese of 6400 reis contains 203,39 grains of fine gold, I state the following equation:

1 louis = x 1 louis = 106,37 grains 203,39 grains = 1 joanese 1 joanese = 6400 reis Result 3347 reis.

TABLE, which shews the Weight, Fineness and pure Contents of the principal Silver Coins of foreign Nations, as well as their intrinsic Value, expressed in English Money.

SILVER COINS.

| | | Pure | | Weight|Fineness|contents| Value | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |Grs.100|Oz. dwt.| Grs.100|d.100 +-------+--------+--------+------- Aix la Chapelle, the rathspræsentger| 95,68| 7 1 | 56,21 | 7,85 Arabia, the larin | 74,17|10 17¹⁄₂| 56,84 | 7,93 Basil, the reichsthaler | 436,89|10 10 | 382,28 | 53,38 Bengal, the sicca rupee | 179,55|11 18¹⁄₂| 178,43 | 24,92 Bern, the patagon | 417,63|10 | 348, | 48,59 Bombay, the rupee | 178,31|11 15 | 174,60 | 24,38 Denmark, the riksdahler | 449,87|10 10 | 393,64 | 54,97 the krohn | 344, | 8 1 | 230,77 | 32,23 England, the crown | 464,52|11 2 | 429,68 | 60,00 the shilling | 92,90|11 2 | 85,94 | 12, Flanders, the ducaton | 513,29|10 8³⁄₄| 446,46 | 62,34 the croon | 456,91|10 8¹⁄₂| 395,71 | 55,26 the patagon | 433, |10 10 | 378,88 | 52,91 France, the ecu of 1726 | 452,50|10 18 | 411,03 | 57,40 the 5 franc piece | 386,14|10 16 | 347,52 | 48,53 Geneva, the patagon | 416,87|10 | 347,38 | 48,51 Genoa, the genovina | 593,10|11 9 | 565,93 | 79,03 the St. Gianbatista| 321,66|11 | 294,85 | 41,17 the giorgino | 91,25|10 6²⁄₃| 78,58 | 10,97 the double madonina| 140,19|10 1²⁄₃| 117,80 | 16,45 Germany, the reichsthaler | | | | constitution money | 450,97|10 13¹⁄₃| 400,87 | 55,98 the gulden ditto | 225,48|10 13¹⁄₃| 200,43 | 27,99 the reichsthaler | | | | convention money | 432,93|10 | 360,78 | 50,38 the gulden ditto | 216,46|10 | 180,39 | 25,19 the old zweydrittel| | | 229,05 | 31,98 the new zweydrittel| | | 200,42 | 27,98 Hamburgh, the rixdollar banco| 450,52|10 13¹⁄₂| 400,47 | 55,92 the marc banco | 150,17|10 13¹⁄₃| 133,49 | 18,64 the rix dollar lubs| 124,41| 9 | 318,30 | 44,43 the marc lubs | 141,47| 9 | 106,10 | 14,81 Holland, the ducatoon | 503,50|11 5 | 472,03 | 65,91 the three florin | | | | piece | 488, |11 | 447,33 | 62,46 the rixdaler | 433,17|10 10 | 379,03 | 52,93 the leeuwendaler | 422, | 8 18 | 312,98 | 43,70 the gold florin | 307, | 7 7 | 188,04 | 26,26 the current florin | 162,70|10 19 | 148,46 | 20,73 Madras, the rupee | 178,88|11 16¹⁄₂| 176,28 | 24,61 Milan, the philip | 430,21|11 8¹⁄₂| 409,30 | 57,15 Naples, the ducat | 336, |10 19 | 306,60 | 42,81 Piedmont, the ducatoon | 491,03|11 8¹⁄₃| 467,17 | 65,23 the scudo of 1733 | 459,88|10 19¹⁄₆| 419,96 | 58,64 the scudo of 1755 | 542,95|10 17¹⁄₂| 492,05 | 68,71 Pondicherry, the rupee | 177,27|11 11 | 170,63 | 23,83 Poland, the tympfe | 89,75| 6 3¹⁄₂| 46,12 | 6,44 Portugal, the cruzade | 265,65|10 15¹⁄₂| 238,54 | 33,31 Prussia, the current | | | | rixdollar | 343,42| 9 | 257,57 | 35,97 Rome, the scudo moneta | 408,70|11 | 374,64 | 52,31 the testono | 130,54|11 | 119,67 | 16,71 the papeta | 81,59|11 | 74,79 | 10,44 Russia, the ruble of 1755 | 402,76| 9 10 | 318,85 | 44,52 the ruble of 1763 | 369,88| 9 | 277,41 | 38,74 the ruble of 1801 | 77,48|10 8 | 240,48 | 33,58 the livonina of | | | | 1757 | 411,66| 9 1¹⁄₄| 310,99 | 43,41 the rixdollar | | | | albertus | 433,17|10 10 | 379,03 | 52,93 Saxony, the old | | | | reichsthaler | 450,97|10 13¹⁄₃| 400,87 | 55,98 the new | | | | reichsthaler | 432,93|10 | 360,78 | 50,38 the | | | | zweydrittelstucke | 212,14|11 6²⁄₃| 200,35 | 27,98 Spain, the hard dollar | | | | before 1772 | 416,40|10 18¹⁄₃| 378,81 | 52,90 the hard dollar | | | | since 1772 | 416,40|10 15 | 373,03 | 52,09 Sweden, the reichsthaler of| | | | 1764 | 451,56|10 10⁵⁄₆| 396,69 | 55,39 the ducatoon | 484, |11 1¹⁄₄| 446,18 | 62,30 the carolin | 160,51| 8 6²⁄₃| 111,47 | 15,56 the ten oere silver| | | | piece | 108,30| 5 6²⁄₃| 48,13 | 6,72 Tuscany, the francescono | 422,75|11 | 387,52 | 54,11 the lanternina | 420, |11 1 | 386,75 | 54, the livornina | 402, |11 1 | 370,18 | 51,69 United States, the dollar | 409,79|11 | 375,64 | 52,45 Venice, the ducat | 350,83| 9 18 | 289,44 | 40,42 the scudo | 489,54|11 | 448,75 | 62,66 the giustina | 433,17|11 | 397,07 | 55,45

In the first column of this table is shewn the weight of each foreign coin in grains troy-weight; in the second column, the degree of fineness in carats and grains of a carat; in the third column, the contents of fine silver in grains troy-weight; and in the fourth, the intrinsic value expressed in pence sterling.

The following example will shew in what manner the value of a foreign coin in other money also foreign may be ascertained.

Example.

It is required to express the value of a Spanish hard dollar in the money of France.

As it is seen by the prefixed table that the hard dollar contains 373,03 grains of fine silver, and that the piece of 5 francs contains 347,52 grains of fine silver, I state the following equation:

1 hard dollar = x 1 hard dol. = 373,03 grains 347,52 grains = 5 franc piece Result 5 francs 37 cents

MONIES, in a military sense, are such sums as are issued for public service, and are more specifically distinguished by the appellation of army estimates. It is usual for the secretary at war to move for the estimates of the army. The following sums shew the amount of the British military establishment on the 17th of February, 1801:--

1,615,878l. for guards and garrisons.

1,743,773l. for maintenance of troops abroad.

17,232l. for land forces for Ireland.

355,000l. for recruiting in Great Britain.

319,479l. for ditto in Ireland.

86,523l. for generals and staff officers in Great Britain.

48,197l. for ditto in Ireland.

973,433l. for militia in Great Britain.

1,338,000l. for ditto in Ireland.

57,000l. for fencibles in Great Britain.

34,451l. for contingencies in Ireland.

25,876l. for supernumerary officers.

11,628l. for officers’ clerks, &c. in Great Britain.

6,416l. for ditto in Ireland.