VALUES OF FOREIGN COINS AND CURRENCIES.
[As given by the Director of the United States Mint and published by the Secretary of the Treasury.]
COUNTRIES with: FIXED CURRENCIES.
Countries.
Standard.
Monetary unit.
Value in
U.S. gold.
Coins.
Argentine Republic..
Gold and silver..
Peso
Austria-Hungary
Belgium
Brazil
Gold
Gold and silver..
Gold
Crown.
Franc .
Milreis
British N. A. (except
Newfoundland).
British Honduras
Chile
do
do
do
Dollar
do
Peso .
Colombia
Costa Rica...
Cuba
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
do
do
Gold and silver..
Gold
do
do
do
Gold and silver,.
Gold
do
Gold and silver..
Dollar
Colon
Peso
Crown
Sucre
Pound (100 piasters).
Mark
Franc
Mark
Pound sterling..
Drachma
Haiti.
India
do
Gold..
Gourde
Rupee.
Italy
Gold and silver..
Lira
Japan
Liberia
Netherlands
Gold
do
Gold and silver..
Yen ..
Dollar
Florin
Newfoundland Gold..
Peru do
Portugal
Russia ..
do
do
Dollar.
Sol ....
Milreis
Ruble .
SO.96,5
.20,3
.19,3
.54,6
1.00
1.00
.36,5
1.00
.46,5
.91
.26,8
.48,7
4.94.3
.19,3
.19,3
.23,8
4.86,61
.19,3
.96,5
.32,4
.19,3
.49,8
1.00
.40,2
1.01.4
.48,7
1.08
.51,6
Gold—argentine (84.82,4) and }
argentine; silver—peso and
divisions.
Gold—20 crowns (84.05,2) and
10 crowns.
Gold—10 and 20 francs; silver—
5 francs.
Gold—5,10, and 20 milreis; silver—1,1,
and 2 milreis.
Gold—escudo (81.25), doubloon
(83.65), and condor (87.30);
silver—peso and divisions.
Gold—condor (89.64,7 ) and double
condor; silver—peso.
Gold—2,5,10, and 20 colons; silver—5,10.25,and
50 centisimos.
Gold—doubloon (85.01,7); silver-peso
(60 cents).
Gold—10 and 20 crowns.
Gold—10 sucres (84.86,65); silver—sucre
and divisions.
Gold—10,20,50, and 100 piasters;
silver—1,2,10, and 20 piasters.
Gold—10 and 20 marks (81.93
and 83.85,9).
Gold—5, 10, 20, 50, and 100
francs; silver—5 francs.
Gold—5,10, and 20 marks.
Gold—sovereign (pound sterling)
and half sovereign.
Gold—5,10,20,50,andl00drachmas;
silver—5 drachmas.
Silver—gourde.
Gold—sovereign (84.86,65); silver-rupee
and divisions.
Gold—6,10, 20, 60, and J00 lire;
silver—5 lire.
Gold—1,2,5,10, and 20 yen.
Gold—10 florins; silver— 1,
and 2} florins.
Gold—82 (82.02,7).
Gold—libra (84.86,65); silversol
and divisions.
Gold—1,2,5, and 10 milreis.
Gold—imperial (87.71,8) and i
imperial (83.80); silver—}, i,
and 1 ruble.
Spain
Sweden and Norway.
Switzerland
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
Gold and silver..
Gold
Gold and silver..
Gold
do
Gold and silver..
Peseta..
Crown..
Franc ..
Piaster
Peso
Bolivar
.19,3
.26,8
.19,3
.04,4
1.03,4
.19,3
Gold—25 pesetas; silver—5 pesetas.
Gold—10 and 20 crowns.
Gold—6, 10, 20, 50, and 100
francs; silver—6 francs.
Gold—25, 50, 100, 200, and 500
piasters.
Gold—peso; silver—peso and
divisions.
Gold—5,10,20,50, and 100 bolivars;
silver—5 bolivars.
COUNTRIES WITH FLUCTUATING CURRENCIES.
Country and monetary
unit.
Bolivia;
Silver boliviano
Central America:
Silver peso
China:
Amoy tael
Canton tael
Chifu tael
Cbinkiang tael
Fuchau tael
Haikwan (customs)
tael
Hankau tael
Hongkong tael
Os.
41.9
41.9
68.7
68.5
65.7
67.1
63.6
69.9
64.3
(*)
as.
40.3
40.3
66.1
65.9
63.2
64.5
61.1
67.2
61.8
(*)
Os.
42.2
40.3
69.1
68.9
66.1
67.5
63.9
70.3
64.7
M
Os.
43.1
43.1
70.7
70.5
67.6
69.0
65.4
71.9
66.1
(*)
Country and monetary
unit.
China—Continued.
Nanking tael ...
Ningpo tael
Niucnwangtael.
Peking tael
Shanghai tael.
Swatow tael
Takau tael
Tientsin tael
Mexico:
Silver dollar
Persia:
Silver krau
as.
68
66
64.4
67
62.7
63.4
69.1
66.6
45.5
7.7
Os.
65.4
63.5
62
64.4
60.3
61
66.5
64
43.8
7.4
as.
68.4
66.5
64.8
67.4
63.1
63.9
69.6
67
45.8
7.8
as.
39.9
67.9
66.3
68.9
64.6
65.3
71.1
68.6
46.8
7.9
♦The “British dollar” has the same legal value as the Mexican dollar in Hongkong, the Straits
settlements, and Labuan.
