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out of gold brought from the coast of Africa. The Sovereign, a recent English gold coin, contains 20 shillings, or a pound sterling. This term sterling, which is used to designate English money, it is said, was in early times applied to the Germans who lived in England, and as these Germans were much occupied in manufacturing coin, the name of the workmen was transferred to the money itself.

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The most ancient money, known to have been fabricated in France, is supposed to have been struck by Theodoret, king of Metz, and grandson of Clovis, who died in 547. some collections are found gold sous of Louis the Debonnaire. The first laws in France against counterfeit money were issued by this prince. In 987, when Hugh Capet was proclaimed king of France, there were more than 150 different kinds of money in the country. The florin was an ancient coin of Florence, upon which was represented a flower. It was introduced into France in 1068. Francis the First, in the year 1539, had a project for designating the different kinds of money by the letters of the Alphabet.

Uncivilized nations have various mediums of exchange, which answer the purpose of money. In some parts of Africa blocks of salt are used in this way, and thus become the standard of value for other articles. Small shells also circulate as money. Historians relate, that paper money was issued in China as early as A. D. 997. It was used also in Japan. In modern times it has ceased to circulate in both countries,

XXXII. THE VALUE OF MONEY IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OF EUROPE, ESTIMATED IN DOLLARS AND CENTS.

As the Comparative value of money in different countries is subject to slight and irregular changes, it cannot be precisely fixed for any given time. The following tables are believed to approach as near to it, as the nature of the subject will admit. The Asterisks denote, that the denomination to which they are annexed is only nominal, and not represented by any real coin. The fractional parts of the cents are decimals.

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AND MANUFACTURES OF GREAT BRITAIN.

[Abstracted from the Parliamentary Documents.]

1.-Finance.

UNT of the ORDINARY REVENUES, and EXTRAORDINARY RE, constituting the Public Income of the UNITED KINGDOM OF BRITAIN and IRELAND,

For the Year ended 5th January, 1828.

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ABSTRACT of the NET PRODUCE of the REVENUE the Years ended on the 10th of Oct. 1827, and the 1

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AN ACCOUNT of the TOTAL AMOUNT of the UNREDEEMED FUNDED DEBT, and of the charge thereof, on the 5th of Jan. 1827; of the Debt and Charge thereof created in the Year ended 5th Jan. 1828; -of the Debt and Charge thereof reduced in the course of that Year.

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Note.-Besides the reduction of the Funded Debt in 1827, as above stated, there was paid within the same year, out of the Sinking Fund, to the Banks of England and Ireland, per 5 Geo. IV. c. 45, towards the discharge of the Exchequer Bills placed in their hands, for the Sums advanced by them to pay off the Proprietors of £4 per Cents. who did not assent to receive 3 per Cents. in lieu thereof:

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