New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-20


or kiIo. as IT is commonly called. is equiva-
lent TO about two and a quarter pounds.
and is the ordinary stanard OF weight
The coinage of foreign countries Is easy
enough TO remember when once learned
In France for instance. the franc is the
standard coin. meaning the one in which
values are generally quoted. That is. a
millionaire in France is supposed to pos
sess q million francs or more. just as an
American to be a millionaire has to have
a million dollars or an Englishmen a mill
ion pounds. The franc is worth. approx
mately. 20 cents. II is useful coin and
besides being universally employed in
France is also current in Belgium, the
coinage of which is practically the same
as that of France.
France coins also a 30 centime piece, half
franc. made of silver, and exactly
equivalent, in size as well value. to the
American dime. In copper there is the 10
centime or sou piece. worth cents.
and equivalent III size and value 10 the
English penny. with which. as a matter
of fact, it is interchangeable. practically
speaking That is. an English penny will
usually be accepted in France. There is
also the sou.
The standard gold coin is the livre. worth
20 francs. and banknotes of the Bank of
France are issued in convenient denom-
nations. more paper money being In circu-
lation than in England.
Standard German Coins.
In Germany the equivalent of the French
franc. although II is worth cents more
I'm American money. is the mark. the small
est coin being a pfennig. Of which mark
contains hundred. The gold German coins
are the .. 10 and % mark pieces. and paper
money. while not as frequent as In this
country. is issued in convenient denom-
nations
The standard coin of the Netherlands Is
the form. worth about 20 cents. and there
is a gold 10 form piece, worth something
less than the English pound. and about
"a 20 in American money The silver coins
are the form, the PA form piece and the
half form.
The standard coin in Italy is the lire.
worth about the same as franc. There is
a great deal of paper money. a silver 5
Ira piece. and gold coins In denominations
Of 8, TO- %. 50 and 100 Ira.
In Norway the standard IS the crown,
worth about d cents. and this applies also
to Sweden and Denmark. The gold pieces
are of 10 and % crowns.
The crown is the standard coin OF
Austria Hungary. 1t is equivalent TO about
half the old form. or gulden. In value. and
is worth a little more than 20 cents in
American money. II is made up Of 100
heller. each Of which is about half a
kreuzer. the old unit coin.
In Italy, and to a lesser extent in some
other countries on the Continent, time Is
reckoned in a manner different to ours:
that is, instead OF using a system Of
twelve hours. and having the hands OF the
clock traverse the face twice in the TWEEN
ty-four hours. twenty-four numbers are
marked on the face Of the clock.
Temperature is reckoned all over the
Continent. except in Germany. by the
metric centigrade scale. In the centigrade
scale zero represents the freezing point
and 100 the boiling point. respectively 90
and H2 on the Fahrenheit scale. Thus.
the average. u degrees in the shade OF
summer heat on our scale becomes in
centigrade 25 Ninety degrees In the shade
in America would be just bit over 80
degrees centigrade. which certainly sounds
cooler,
In Germany the reckoning is by Reau-
nur's scale. In which 100 degrees cent?
grade is 50 degrees. Zero Is set at the
freezing point. as in the centigrade Their
mometer, but degree c. is only s degrees
Resumur.