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The Current Coinage of the World: Mexican

There are bank notes for 10, 25, 100, 500, and 1000 drachmai. As regards paper money against gold, there is a premium varying from 25 to 30 per cent. Hayti. Spanish, Mexican, and United States coins and Haytian money, 100 cents = 1 gourde or dollar = 3s. 08d. English.

Hong Kong.- Hong Kong. - 100 Cents Systematic Name.

I Cent = English Value. 07/2d. = I Dollar = 45. 2* The standard silver coins are the Mexican Dollar, and its equivalent the Japanese yen. For local use there are also silver pieces of 20, 10, and 5 cents. The ordinary currency consists chiefly of "chopped" or marked Mexican dollars. Bronze coins are the cent and the mil, representing the 1000th part of a dollar. India. In 1835 an uniform system was established for all the Presidencies. Indian Value. 12 Pies 16 Annas Systematic Name.

I Anna.

English Value. 1/2d. = I Rupee. 2s.t .. ......

Gold.

Mohur....

Double mohur 5 Rupee piece......

Value. Silver. £1 10 Rupee......

Value. Copper. 25.

Half anna.... 3 • Half Rupee IS.

Quarter anna.. .. ○ 10 Quarter Rupee....... ......

I • Double Anna........ 6d. Pie... 3d. ..

Value. 3/4d. d. d.

IO do.

A lac of rupees is 100,000 rupees, and worth £10,000 sterling. In BOMBAY accounts are sometimes kept in rupees, quarters, and raes. quarter is worth 6d. and 100 raes go to a quarter.

A In MADRAS accounts are still sometimes kept in pagodas, fanam, and cash. A pagoda is worth £9, a fanam 4s., and a cash d. English money. Ionian Islands. - Same as Greece.