Currency Exchange Rate in 1799: Egypt

Cairo, Alexandria, Sayde, etc.

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

Coin	Equivalent	£	Shillings	Pence
Asper	-	0	0	1/9
Medin	3 Aspers	0	0	1/3
Italian Ducat	24 Medins	0	3	4
Piastre (Note 1)	80 Aspers	0	4	0
Dollar	30 Medins	0	4	6
Ecu	96 Aspers	0	5	0
Crown	32 Medins	0	5	0
Sultanin	200 Aspers	0	10	0
Pargo Dollar	70 Medins	0	10	6

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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