Values Of Foreign Coins
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This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
Values Of Foreign Coins
Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, Washington, July 1, 1904. In pursuance of the provisions of section 25 of the act of August 28, 1894, I hereby proclaim the following estimate by the Director of the Mint of the values of foreign coins to be the values of such coins in terms of the money of account of the United States, to be followed in estimating the value of all foreign merchandise exported to the United States on and after July 1, 1904, expressed in any of such metallic currencies. Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary.
Country. | Standard. | Monetary unit. | Value in terms of U. S. gold dollar. | Coins. | |
Argentine Republic . . | Gold........... | Peso............... | $0.965 | Gold: argentine (4.824) and 1/2 argentine. Silver: peso and divisions. | |
Austria-Hungary .... | Gold........... | Crown............................... | .203 | Gold: former system - 4 florins ($1.929), 8 florins ($3.858), ducat ($2.287) and 4 ducats ($9.149). Silver 1 and 2 florins. Gold: present system - 20 crowns ($4.052); 10 crowns ($2.026). | |
Belgium | Gold........... | Franc................ | .193 | Gold: 10 and 20 francs. Silver: 5 francs. | |
Bolivia | Silver.......... | Boliviano........... | .403 | Silver: boliviano and divisions. | |
Brazil | Gold........... | Milreis................... | .546 | Gold: 5, 10, and 20 milreis. Silver: 1/2, 1, and 2 milreis. | |
British Possessions, N. | Gold........... | Dollar.............. | 1.000 | ||
A.(except Newf'nd). Central Amer.States. | |||||
Costa Rica........ | Gold........... | Colon..................... | .465 | Gold: 2, 5, 10, and 20 colons ($9.307). Silver: 5, 10, 25, and 50 centimos. | |
British Honduras . . | Gold........... | Dollar.............. | 1.000 | ||
Guatemala...... | Silver.................... | Peso................. | .403 | Silver: peso and divisions. | |
Honduras................. | |||||
Nicaragua | |||||
Salvador........ | |||||
Chile............... | Gold........... | Peso................................ | .365 | Gold: escudo ($1.825), doubloon ($3.650), and condor ($7.300). Silver: peso and divisions. | |
China......................... | Silver...................... | Taei. . . | .661 | ||
Canton. . .. | .659 | ||||
Chefoo. . . . | .632 | ||||
Chinkiang | .645 | ||||
Fuchau . .. | .611 | ||||
Haikwan (Customs). | .672 | ||||
Hankow . . | .618 | ||||
Hongkong. | (*) | ||||
Nankin.. . . | .654 | ||||
Niuchwang | .620 | ||||
Ningpo . . . | .635 | ||||
Pekin..... | .644 | ||||
Shanghai. . | .603 | ||||
Swatow. . . | .610 | ||||
Takau | .665 | ||||
Tientsin . . | .640 | ||||
Country. | Standard. | Monetary unit. | Value in terms of U. S. gold dollar. | Coins. |
Colombia | Silver | Peso | .403 | Gold: condor ($9.647) and double-condor. Silver: peso. |
Cuba | Gold | Peso | .926 | Gold: Doubloon Isabella, centen ($5.017). Alphonse ($4.823). Silver: peso. |
Denmark | Gold | Crown | .268 | Gold: 10 and 20 crowns. |
Ecuador | Gold | Sucre | .487 | Gold: 10 sucres ($4.8665). Silver: sucre and divisions. |
Egypt. | Gold | Pound (100 piasters). | 4.943 | Gold: pound (100 piasters), 5, 10, 20, and 50 piasters. Silver: 1, 2 5, 10, and 20 piasters. |
Finland | Gold | Mark | .193 | Gold: 20 marks ($3.859), 10 marks ($1.93). |
France | Gold | Franc. | .193 | Gold: 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 francs. Silver: 5 francs. |
German Empire | Gold | Mark . | .238 | Gold: 5, 10, and 20 marks. |
Great Britain. | Gold | Pound sterling. | 4.866 1/2 | Gold: sovereign (pound sterling) and 1/2 sovereign. |
Greece | Gold | Drachma...... | .193 | Gold: 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 drachmas. Silver: 5 drachmas. |
Haiti | Gold | Gourde....... | .965 | Gold: 1, 2, 5, and 10 gourdes. Silver: gourde and divisions. |
India | Gold | Pound sterling† | 4.866 1/2 | Gold: sovereign (pound sterling). Silver: rupee and divisions. |
Italy. | Gold | Lira. | .193 | Gold: 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 lire. Silver: 5 lire. |
Japan | Gold | Yen. | .498 | Gold: 5, 10, and 20 yen. Silver: 10, 20, and 50 sen. |
Liberia | Gold | Dollar | 1.000 | |
Mexico | Silver | Dollar | .438 | Gold: dollar ($0.983), 21/2, 5, 10, and 20 dollars. Silver: dollar (or peso) and divisions. |
Netherlands. | Gold | Florin. | .402 | Gold: 10 florins. Silver: 1/2, 1, and 2 1/2 florins. |
Newfoundland | Gold | Dollar | 1.014 | Gold: 2 dollars ($2.027). |
Norway | Gold | Crown | .268 | Gold: 10 and 20 crowns. |
Persia | Silver | Kran | .074 | Gold: 1/2, 1, and 2 tomans ($3.409). Silver: 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, and 5 krans. |
Peru. | Gold | Sol. . | .487 | Gold: libra ($4.8665). Silver: sol and divisions. |
Philippine Islands. | Gold | Peso | .50 | Silver peso: 50, 20, and 10 centavos. |
Portugal. | Gold | Milreis | 1.080 | Gold: 1, 2, 5, and 10 milreis. |
Russia | Gold | Ruble. | .515 | Gold: imperial, 15 rubles ($7.718), and 1/2 imperial, 7 1/2 rubles ($3.859). Silver: 1/4, 1/2, and 1 ruble. |
Spain | Gold | Peseta | .193 | Gold: 25 pesetas. Silver: 5 pesetas. |
Gold | Crown | .268 | Gold: 10 and 20 crowns. | |
Switzerland. | Gold | Franc. | .193 | Gold: 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 francs. Silver: 5 francs. |
Turkey | Gold | Piaster | .044 | Gold: 25, 50, 100, 250, and 500 piasters. |
Uruguay. | Gold | Peso | 1.034 | Gold: peso. Silver: peso and divisions. |
Venezuela | Gold | Bolivar | .193 | Gold: 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 bolivars. Silver: 5 bolivars. |
Note - The coins of silver-standard countries are valued by their pure silver contents, at the average market price of silver for the three months preceding the date of this circular.
*The "British dollar" has the same legal value as the Mexican dollar in Hongkong, the Straits Settlements, and Labuan. † The sovereign is the standard coin of India, but the rupee ($0.3244 1/3) is the money of account, current at 15 to the sovereign.
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