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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73399" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73399" /> == | ||
<p> A silver coin 835/1000 fine, the monetary unity of [[France]] since 1799, weighs 5 grammes and equals about 9½ d. in English currency (£1 = 25.3 francs); has been adopted by | <p> A silver coin 835/1000 fine, the monetary unity of [[France]] since 1799, weighs 5 grammes and equals about 9½ d. in English currency (£1 = 25.3 francs); has been adopted by Belgium and Switzerland, while under other names a similar coin is in use in Spain (peseta), Italy (lira), and [[Greece]] (drachma). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(a.) A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. It is equivalent to about nineteen cents, or ten pence, and is divided into 100 centimes.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A silver coin 835/1000 fine, the monetary unity of France since 1799, weighs 5 grammes and equals about 9½ d. in English currency (£1 = 25.3 francs); has been adopted by Belgium and Switzerland, while under other names a similar coin is in use in Spain (peseta), Italy (lira), and Greece (drachma).
