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VI.
TABLES
OF
AUSTRIAN, ENGLISH, and ERENCH MONEY, WEIGHTS and MEASURES.
I.—MONEY.
> In calculating tlie following Tables, the £ sterling is taken at 10 Florins Austrian silver standard {Conventions Münze ), or 25 francs.
The Austrian monetary system is paper currency.
The rate of exchange varies according to the rise and fall in the price of gold. But in the Austrian Empire a Florin, or Gulden, is always a Florin, viz., 2 shillings silver.
The Austrian Waehrung (paper currency, which is legal tender) is likewise continually subject to important fluctuations. It is on an average 5 per cent, less in value than the usual Conventions Miinze ; so that the Florin in Austrian Waehrung would have the average value of Is. 10 - 8ri.
Accordingly the Value of the Current Gold and Silver Coins is:
5 Kreuzer = ^ part of a florin
10 Kreuzerpiece = T \ „ „
ZO _ i
o- »> — S ” »>
2o — i.
r ” — 4 ” ”
ou „ or 10 silbergroschen 1 Florin, or Gulden, silver
1 Thaler (Dollar) = 1 fl. 50 kr.
2 „ piece = 3 florins
Gold:
4 Florinpiece (equal to 10 francs)
^ ^ „ ( „ 20 francs)
1 Krone (crown) = 13 fl. 80 kr.
^ „ „ = 6 fl. 90 kr.
1 Ducaten(ducat) 4 fl. 80 kr.
1 Eoppelducaten (double ducat) 9 fl,
£
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
- 0 - 0 - 1 - 0
- 0 60 kr. 0
8
16
7
13
9
19
d.
n
2 |
44
6 J
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
10
7
3
Paper Currency ; present rate of exchange :
100 Kreuzer = 1 Florin. 1 Florin, or Gulden = 5 Florins =
10 „
50 „
100 =
£ s. d.
0 1 10 0 9 4 0 18 9 4 13 9 9 7 6
The notes issued by the Austrian National Bank are respectively 1,000, 100, and 10 florin notes.
Those issued by the Imperial Treasury are respectively 50, 5, and'l florin notes.
Value of English Coins in Austrian Money.
1 Sovereign -
JL
2 ”
5 Shillingpiece Half-crown
1 Florin 1 Shilling
6 Pennypiece -
1 Penny Half-penny 1 Farthing
10 florins Austrian Currency in silver.'
K
u
2 „ 50 krcuzer „ „
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
25
0
50
25
16*
121
4
2
1
11
11
11
11
19
1*
11
11
19
11
11
99
11
91
11
19
19
19