Obs. Except the first day of the month, all the other days are expressed by a cardinal number preceded by the article.
TABLA DE LA MONEDA CORRIENTE EN ESPAÑA,
Y LAS REPUBLICAS DE AMERICA.
| COBRE. | ||
| 2 maravedíses | valen | 1 ochavo. |
| 2 ochavos | “ | 1 cuarto. |
| 8½ cuartos | “ | 1 real de vellon. |
| 4 reales de vellon | “ | 1 peseta. |
| 5 pesetas | “ | 1 peso, or duro. |
| 4 pesetas columnarias | “ | 1 “ “ |
PLATA. | ||
| 1 duro, peso fuerte, peso, ó escudo de plata, a silver dollar | vale | $1.00 |
| 1 medio duro, ó escudo de vellon, half a dollar | “ | 50 |
| 1 peseta columnaria, quarter of a dollar | “ | 25 |
| 1 real de plata Americano, New York shilling | “ | 12½ |
| 1 medio real, medio, New York sixpence | “ | 6½ |
| Valor | Valor | |
| nominal. | real. | |
| 1 peseta provincial ó Sevillana, pistareen | 20 cents. | 16 cents. |
| 2 reales de vellon, half pistareen | 10 “ | 8 “ |
| 1 real de vellon, ó 34 maravedíses, quarter pistareen | 5 “ | 4 “ |
Valor | Valor | |
| ORO. | nominal. | real. |
| 1 onza ú onza de oro, a doubloon | $16.00 | $15.56 |
| ½ onza, (cuatro escudos,) half of a doubloon | 8.00 | 7.76 |
| ¼ un doblon de á dos, a quarter of a doubloon | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| ⅛ un dobloncito, ó un escudo, an eighth of a doubloon | 2.00 | 1.94 |
| 1/16 un escudito, un durillo, ó veinten, a sixteenth of a doubloon | 1.00 | .97 |
Of Heaven and the Elements.—Del Cielo y de los Elementos.
N.B.—A word within a parenthesis followed by an M, in the following Vocabulary and Dialogues, indicates that it is the one used in the Mexican States.