Currency Exchange Rate in 1799: France

Dunkirk, St. Omers, St. Quintin, etc.

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

Coin	Equivalent	£	Shillings	Pence
Denier	-	0	0	1/24
Sol	12 Deniers	0	0	1/2
Patard (Note 1)	15 Deniers	0	0	5/8
Piette (Note 1)	15 Sols	0	0	7 1/2
Livre Tournois (Note 1)	20 Sols	0	0	10
Ecu of Ex.	3 Livres	0	2	6
Louis d'Or	24 Livres	1	0	0
Guinea	24 Livres	1	1	0
Moéda	30 1/8 Livres	1	7	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. 1038

Placed on the Napoleon Series: July 2004

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