Show Varlie varieties lies of silver legal tender in france A rather curious case which intending visitors to france should note mote has bas been tried in one of 0 the courts in parts paris A passenger on an omnibus tendered an italian halt balf lira alra piece la in payment of oils fire fare and the conductor refused it as B not being legal tender the passenger took this lye five penny dispute to the th law courts where lie lot loat hla his e case age the llie tribunal pointing out that the laun latin union convention only carado italian pi pieces aces legal tender at the 6 trite state offices and not as between private individuals individual Frano alge in view of un prevailing ignorance na as to oto coins are and what are DOM nol legall legAlly y admissible in arrance Fra jice has bag given im an exha exhaustive estive list 0 of them no fewer ewer than seventeen lev enteen french and thirteen foreign varieties of 0 silver 5 frame pieces are legal tender while 0 of 20 frane pieces fifteen frenel and are recognized london financial news |