The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-02
THE NAMES OF COINS.
Derivation and significance of the
Various Terms
Interesting Facts Concerning the None
tary Standards of the Different Ma
tions-Wherc the American
Dollar Got Its Name.

The form. one of the most famous of
modern coins, originated in Florence,
saws the New York Home Journal.
Some say that it gave the name to the
CITY, while others assert that it was
first SO called because it had on it a
lcur-de-lis, from the Italian fiorone, or
flower . for the same reason that an
English silver piece is called q crown,
or certain gold pieces in France indiffer-
emily n Napoleon or a Louis or the
ten dollar gold piece in America an
''eaglc.'
For several hundred years, and down
to comparatively recent date, money
was coined at from twenty-five to thirty
different cities in France that had in
heritcd the privilege. Now all French
money is coined at the Paris mint. Few
French gold pieces are. however. in cir
culation except those bearing the head
of Napoleon III. and silver pieces of
the same coinage ;re almost as COM
mon. French silver coins wear admira-
bly,. and piece, of the reign of Charles
y. Louis NVifI. and Napoleon 1. are
very common.
1h@ standard coins on the continent
arc; In Frlncc. tie franc; in Spain, the
pcscta; in Italy, tho lir;l: in Holland and
Ay,stria. the .lorir: in Germany, the
mark: in Isr>.iii., The r.lblc.
BclgiEln ;ia.i Switzerland use the
French name for tho piece Of twenty
sous. Each cf tacsc pieces, is, like the
American dollar divided ii,to one hum
drcd parts called lsopeci; in Russia,
pfcnnig IN GcrrI;lny, llrcutxcr in Aus.
tria, cent in Holland. and in italy, France
and Spain by the word 1ne;Lai1lg hun
dredth.
The word shilling is of German deri-
vation. like penny. which comes from
the German ..pfcnlaig." The word
crown comes FROM the image placed
on the coin The n:lnl.. fl':.r,c was given
by King John, wl:9 FIRST csise,l these
pieces IN i;;3o I!.Ay blre the motto
SIC Eoi Frank tl1ing of the Franls),
and were OF two kinds orc represents
ing the King cn h,.s,.,l !. ti.. other
on f,ot. 'i'i:c fr;,a s.;,s r,n irly also
cailc't ;iv''' (;,an1.n. th,a.-ir In. connec-
ton Ui,,,;lEy ,:,.-i-.i weight is not evi-
dcu.. iae i.lt..>. ot the ticrinan coin,
mar, I,,,+t:iisiE Il weight of eight
oua o., ~, ji-,a -g'y IN general use in
Eur0f1r. ls;s.a",,f thc Italian coin
tll;st t.'-l', ..;t.;, =, IA tnv franz tlira)
a:s>' i1@1..., i,anT:i. 1'.lc coins III pres
c1lt ,;sc !, .ss;..i f;~c their ,.;..lic:, from
off, sur -. !" !iye-as:tsta piece.
VII, ! '-ri:.. :, ,,36s with -, american
t!oi'ar. - ;,i-.. a., .f.''iSiis~ .-Pese-
ta.7 II" n:ai2,. - :,e l.iai oin rep
rcscntir;r ~, - ::lc AIRY standard
n2,:,r:. 'sil.sr'Y '-ii;.,. pi2y.r. ,'Rablc"
is fly,i-, ir' war ri~:.n;ng It, cut
and was 81, ,.allc | I"e"ausc originally
| the c..i:. t.;:.s.o s.i. = su ornamental
edge.
Fcly :-:';is ,iay,.t.y,- ;r:,ui.i.'I them
sclxc;' e t..;i;ii ct tl.e derivation of the
word ,l,llyr. II i, +. III the German
thai tv;l-cy) ana ;in.e in-c rsc this
way ;ib;st ;lirce hundred years ago.
There IL = little silver I:li;I:ur city or
district IL northern titil,trt-;; called
.Jca hi::I:,t,;al. .Io;:s! iliI:s v:2!it'y. The
reiG:,j.l,- ','-i.a of fi,s' region authorized
tl:is ~ "a ti:t, :i:.tc,.rtil century to
coig, :. liver piece Witt, v as called
| 'au;: hi.nt;sa'ci-. Tia v2uTt joachim''
was @'.)a Fred, and the name
''Lll;.icr' MY cortiI,ucG. The place
wccl3 into ;-'cfsHrat t;s,c III Germany and
DcnIn;:ril. v ',s's., t':e' oI't;s".-u:phy was
chanTGd . .-,i;s3cr whence it came
into Englith- a:i,i YVES adopted by the
Americans with @ti}l f1,r, i.,,r iIanges in
the spelling. I3se MC:;j...a1. dollar is
gs-r.Cr;ll;y ,iii}s-,l .'}9;;:tre. IL France,
ail;; tlle i.;i2,,,, = ,.ssctinses applied to
the Unites, si3:stc% Gcii;-j'. 'i!sc appella-
tio7l l., incorrect in cilhcr case. for the
we.'d 1'i;istc1 Ter piastre) has for the
last fifty years bceii only applied with
correctness - II small silver coin used
in Turkey on Egypt, which is worth
from five 60 eight cents