Currency Exchange Rate in 1799: China

Peking, Canton, etc.

Note: This table shows the exchange rate in English Pound Sterling.

Coin	Equivalent	£	Shillings	Pence
Caxa	-	0	0	1/15
Camdareen	10 Caxa	0	0	2/3
Mace	10 Candereens	0	0	8
Rupee	35 Candereens	0	2	6
Dollar	2 Rupees	0	4	6
Rix Dollar	70 Candereens	0	4	4
Ecu	7 Maces	0	5	0
Crown	8 Sataleers	0	5	0
Tale	10 Maces	0	6	8

Source:

Guthrie, William. A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar and Present State of the several Kingdoms of the World. Montrose, 1799. P. 1044

Placed on the Napoleon Series: July 2004

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