Evening star., 1900-08-09

coinage of imperials, or gold pieces of 5
rubles, of 5.99S grams: therefore, with a
ratio Of to 10. This ratio was changed by
the increase of the imperial to 5 rubles 10
copecks, and later to l to 1916.
1S15.-Great depreciation Of paper money
in England, reaching 2dla per cent in May.
per ounce standard. In December the loss
was only per cent; gold at this perol was
quoted at "a 3s., and silver at 64d
1S16.-Abolition of the double standard in
| ratio of 1 to 1921, and adoption of the gold
standard on the basis of the pound sterling
at 1922 grams fine in weight.
Coinage of divisional money at the rate
of 66d. per ounce. Extreme prices, "A Is.
for gold and 64d. for silver; in January,
f3 1ss. 3D., and 59Ad. in December.
1S1G-Subsutution for the ratio Of 1 to
155 In Holland, established by rather con-
fused coinage of the ratio of 1 to 15A.
1s13-Abolition of forced currency in Eng
land. Price of gold, f3 It's. 101ad, and of
silver ed per ounce in October, against
"a Is. 3d. and Sid. in February.
1S32-Introduction of the monetary sys-
tenn of France in Belgium, with a decree
providing for the coinage of pieces Of 20
and 40 francs, which, however, were not
stamped. Silver 59Ad.
1834-Substitution of the ratio Of l to 10
for that of l to 10 in the United States
by reducing the weight of the eagle, ten
dollar gold piece, from 270 grains to 25S
grains.
In 1887 the fineness of the United States
gold coins was raised from 800 225 to 300,
and the silver coins from 1924 to 900,
giving a ratio of 1 to 1888 and fixing
the standard weight Of the silver dollar at
412la grains. Silver, 80 15-16d.
INSTRUMENTATION of the company rupee,
a piece Of silver weighing 165 grains fine,
ton of a trade coin-the mohur, or piece Of
10 rupees-containing 165 grains of fine
gold Silver, 80 11-16d.
1S44-Introduction of the double standard
xx,ifh ha IN nP1 20 4
Silver, 591ad.
1s47-Abolitlon of the double standard in
| Holland by the Introduction of the silver
standard on the basis of a 1-florin piece
| O.945 grams fine, the coinage of which had
| already been decreed in 1880. Silver, SO
11-16d.
1s47-Dlscovery Of the gold mines of Cali
| fornia.
| 1S4s-Coinage in Belgium Of pieces of 10
and % francs in gold. shade too light.
These pieces were demonetiZed and with
| drawn from circulation IN 1884. Silver,
59Ad.
1s4s-Replacing the ratio of 1 to 18 in
Spain. which had been in force since 1856,
/ by that of 1 to 1917.
| 1s5O-Introduction of the French none
| tary system in Switzerland without any
actual coinage of gold pieces. Silver, 60
1-16d. 49,
Is53@Lowering Of the. weight Of silvei
! p,eces of less value than 81 to the extent OF
| per cent in the Unlteo States anu lIHitd-
! ton of their legal-tender power to So. Sill
yer. 611sd.
reached in California when it amounted to
SCI. .OOO, 900 g.
| in Portugal on the basis Of the crown OF
1921 grams fine. Before this period the
| country had the silver standard. with a
rather large circulation of gold coins
| slammed on the basis Of to 151a in 1885
and to 16b in 1S47. Silver, 61kd.
| Decentralization of the ratio of to 1871
| IN Swain nv raising it to to 10 4S, and by
lowering the plaster from 23.49 grams to
| 1886 grams fine.
| 1s54-Introduction of the silver standard,
| as it existed in the mpther country. In
/ lava. in place Of the idea. Javanese money,
| and coinage of colonial silver pieces.
| 1S5T-Conclusion of monetary treaty be-
| tween Austria and the German states, in
| accordance with which one pound of fine
| silver (one-half a klogram) was stamped
into 10 thalers or 52h fiorins of south Ger
many. or 45 Austrian forms, resulting in I
thaIer equalng IA German florins or III
| Austrian FORMS Silver, Glad.
| 1SG1-Law decreeing the coinage of gold
| pieces of 10 and 20 francs exactly equal to
| French coins of the same denomination In
Belgium Silver, 61%d.
| 1SG2-Adopt,on of the French monetary
system by Italy. Silver, 61 7-16d.
| INSTRUMENTATION of the Latin union be-
| tween France, Belgium, Switzerland and
| Italy on the basis of a ratio of l to 15la
| Silver 81 1-16d.
| 1s6S-Adoption of the French monetary
| system by Roumania,, with the exclusion