This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ... 10s. 3d., and dollar at 4s. Id. are also occasionally, but seldom, seen. The Bank issues them only upon special request and charges a premium of 1 to 2 per cent on them. SILVEE COINS. The British silver coins of all denominations. BEONZE COINS. The British penny and half-penny. BABBADOES. The denominations of money ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ... 10s. 3d., and dollar at 4s. Id. are also occasionally, but seldom, seen. The Bank issues them only upon special request and charges a premium of 1 to 2 per cent on them. SILVEE COINS. The British silver coins of all denominations. BEONZE COINS. The British penny and half-penny. BABBADOES. The denominations of money used in most mercantile accounts are dollars and cents (100 cents = 1 dollar = 4s. Id.), but Government accounts are always kept in pounds, shillings, and pence British sterling. GOLD COINS. British sovereigns and half-sovereigns. SILVER COINS. British silver coins of all denominations, and there is no limit upon silver as a legal tender. BRONZE COINS. The British penny and half-penny. ST. LUCIA. Accounts are generally kept in the denominations of pound/, shillings, unci pence British sterling; but some establishments keep their accounts in dollars and cents (100 cents = 1 dollar = 4s. Id.) The ooins in circulation are as follows: GOLD COINS. British sovereign and half-sovereign, and United States' double-eagle, at 82s.; eagle, at 41s.; half-eagle, at 20s. 6d.; quarter-eagle, at 10s. 3d.; gold dollar, at 4s. Id. SILVEE COINS. The silver coins are those of Great Britain of the several denominations. BRONZE COINS. The British penny and half-penny. DOMINICA. The denominations of money in which accounts are kept in Dominica are sometimes pounds, shillings, and pence British sterling, and sometimes dollars and cents (100 cents = 1 dollar = 4s. Id.) GOLD COINS. British sovereign and half-sovereign; also United States' eagle, at 41s.; half-eagle, at 20s. 6d.; quarter-eagle, at 10s. 3d.; and dollar, at 4s. Id. sterling. SILVEE COINS. The British silver coins of the several denominations. A BEONZE COINS. The British penny and half-penny. ANTIGUA. Account...
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