Currency Exchange Rate in 1799: France

Corsica

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

Coin	Equivalent	£	Shillings	Pence
Denari	-	0	0	43/1200
Soldi	12 Denari	0	0	43/100
Chevalet	4 Soldi	0	0	1 18/25
Lire (Note 1)	30 Soldi	0	0	8 2/3
Testoon	30 Soldi	0	1	0 9/10
Crusade of Exchange	5 Lires	0	3	7
Pezzo of Exchange (Note 1)	115 Soldi	0	4	2
Genouine	6 Testoons	0	6	2
Pistole	20 Lires	0	14	4

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. 1039

Placed on the Napoleon Series: July 2004

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