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Currency Exchange Rate in 1799: Flanders and BrabantGhent, Ostend, Antwerp, Brussels, etc.
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| Coin | Equivalent | £ | Shillings | Pence |
| Pening (Note 1) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urche | 4 Peningens | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grote (Note 1) | 8 Peningens | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petard | 2 Grotes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scalin (Note 1) | 6 Petards | 0 | 0 | 5 2/5 |
| Scalin | 7 Petards | 0 | 0 | 6 1/10 |
| Florin (Note 1) | 40 Grotes | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ducat | 17 1/2 Scalins | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Flemish Pound (Note 1) | 240 Grotes | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Notes:
1. Imaginary money use in accounting, signifying a fictitious piece which did not exist, but was used to represent other pieces.
Source:
Guthrie, William. A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar and Present State of the several Kingdoms of the World. Montrose, 1799. P. 1033
Placed on the Napoleon Series: July 2004
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