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Show Tbr $ Mailt. (Tin maker. Kiirj, IuiUir U.athtj,; A til. I-iUIR VXCllAUKH call! ft .() Moll to ibe aki.KUiarily vf our cutuui ti (lAilutt -be a.)llr mark Wfoie iu ll ufu-, lu.eaJ uf afir, without k' lug tba real rxplanatttiu. A lnKti auihority aaya that tbe x I .nation If oiimi In tbH laut IbAL lu tbe oolunlal tiuiu. Wbnu tbe word UoJiAr wi Aiuurlouuiavd, lu UlVAleiit ii thf Hiaiiiiiii "jrice of elKUt," or el. In 'rt-Al, latrr kuitwn ai the 'Vork blliititf.'' At llr.t tbe abbrtiTiatlon lor a dollar wai (be lUuro eK-bt bvtweea two atiabtht Hue J ,aui tbeo the leu 1 1 ot were iirawu iMiouyb Hie 8, A Uur a WUIle Ibeeltcltt lUelf Wea t'baii)LJ )uil a llltltf, uiakiiiK Ibn ataud a UnW 1U Uu. linn i.a liL.i.lu ...K-i.i eiiilAiiAibiu, loall ulviiij ouuuirltft uioupy timikaaro in uif, and our Ht. LotiU xciiMucu Ibrtiwa initia tnlart.l li lC 'lk"( tbe ou.toui when ll eayi: lu every country which he a written laiitfuaKe and a ayiUoi uf Oulu Ae the AiiireTlAlioa fr (he unite uf vaiue iret;edee the II 'iirti, lu K:.;-Ia K:.;-Ia a the pjuud inerk U) U uted la Ibe am manner that the .toiler mark Ir i u.etJluliila uouutry. wblie tbu aanir (.eiularlty la nutlceaijle lu Uvriueuy. wbete Ihe abbreviation m, (for uiab) atpeare -ritioiilii; the iiuuiier. luit a Ihe Kieoub anbrevlattou fr. (for frauo) la uaed lu Kiance. If tbe abbreviatluua are bol uied the Irirvnd la mure m to be vurreoi. We lluu that lu.aMcxiuutbey it ve a I'fAua" luiteud ol a "i, i.'." at on miifht expeot. aud l Nw fYuuillaitd they bava a plain two-duller piece, hu, Iu0 lu Krauoe, where the atbrt. vluilon la uol uted, we find uuu pieuea aa "10 franca," .u franca" and "40 franoa." la UiuiiiAtiy Hievi have a tneue markio " tiiaier," wbitb la all very plalo, hoi tbe moment a clt-rk, bookkteper 1 1 utlmr pern make au eu.ry tr j it down a nitm rauduni be Ittlla ycu tht ll la a 'Mb. X." Ine Englnu ;p,.und aliit Which ta believed tu oe the olde-t inuuelary AbbruvlAtlnn mw lu uar, li the old iiilliitl teller by which tbe it ) umua xpreiiied 'puuudt," Juut at Me uae thv ''iO." It baa oeeu UtcKtati-e' liiat wu uae uur mumy aointtvinut o bii'AMHiii bei'Auaa tbu icju.ki a, In m prwalnK "puuuda," alwaaaald "libra Uuuvui,'1 luaUttU of "Ueiimn libra,1' lh Ural intuit "puunda ten" aud the Jatler "leu pi'Ulidi." Wheu tiiflr luilbl letter or uharauter waa uatdilalwae prtOtded the tlurea, inun "i:li),"ii. klvbd of the rev em. Tiu tuewbu. wurid libve Koiieu in tut bulm ol dull g Ibeta Ibiuga backwaiu. |
