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The 2, 4 and 6 tarì, 1, 1 + 1 ⁄ 4, 1 + 1 ⁄ 3, 2 and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 scudi were silver coins, with the 1 + 1 ⁄ 4, 1 + 1 ⁄ 3 and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 scudi denominated as 15, 16 and 30 tarì. The 5, 10, 20 scudi coins were gold. Coins minted today include bronze 10 grani, silver 9 tarì, 1 and 2 scudi and gold 5 and 10 scudi.
1 ⁄ 48 pound. Equals 10 assēs, giving the denarius its name, which translates as "containing ten". The original copper coinage was weight-based, and was related to the Roman pound, the libra, which was about 325 g. The basic copper coin, the as, was to weigh 1 Roman pound. This was a large cast coin, and subdivisions of the as were used.
On 31 December 1998, the exchange rates between the European Currency Unit and the Irish pound and 10 other EMS currencies (all but the pound sterling, the Swedish krona and the Danish krone) were fixed. The fixed conversion factor for the Irish pound was EUR 1.00 = IEP 0.787564.
The 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar banknote (10 14 dollars), equal to 10 27 pre-2006 dollars. On 30 July 2008, the dollar was redenominated and given a new currency code of ZWR. [23] After 1 August 2008, 10 billion ZWN were worth 1 ZWR. [23] Coins valued at Z$5, Z$10 and Z$25 and banknotes worth Z$5, Z$10, Z$20, Z$100, and Z$500 were issued in ...
The first decimal currency of 1850, with the real de vellón worth 1 ⁄ 20 dollar, 10 décimas or 100 céntimos, and with maravedíes discontinued. The second decimal currency of 1864, with a new silver escudo worth 1 ⁄ 2 dollar, 10 reales de vellón or 100 céntimos de escudo (not equivalent to the gold escudo).
For most of the 17th and 18th century, the Spanish dollar was one of the few widely accepted denominations by the people, which resulted in it serving as the colonists' interim currency. [citation needed] The prevalence of the Spanish dollar throughout the Colonies led to the money of the United States being denominated in dollars, rather than ...
The naira was introduced on 1 January 1973, [9] replacing the Nigerian pound at a rate of £1 = ₦2. [10] The coins of the new currency were the first coins issued by an independent Nigeria, as all circulating coins of the Nigerian pound were all struck by the colonial government of the Federation of Nigeria in 1959, with the name of Queen ...
The first guinea was produced on 6 February 1663 (361 years ago) (); a proclamation of 27 March 1663 made the coins legal currency.One troy pound of 11 ⁄ 12 (0.9133) [citation needed] fine gold (22 carat or 0.9167 pure by weight) would make 44 + 1 ⁄ 2 guineas, [5] each thus theoretically weighing 129.438 grains (8.385 grams crown gold, 7.688 grams fine gold, or 0.247191011 ozt (troy ounces ...