Changes in Values of Foreign Coins from 1886 to 1887.
| Coins. | Value, Jan. 1, 1886. | Value, Jan. 1, 1887. |
|---|---|---|
| Florin of Austria | $0.371 | $0.359 |
| Boliviano of Bolivia | .751 | .727 |
| Sucre of Ecuador | .751 | .727 |
| Rupee of India | .357 | .346 |
| Yen of Japan | .810 | .784 |
| Dollar of Mexico | .816 | .790 |
| Sol of Peru | .751 | .727 |
| Rouble of Russia | .601 | .582 |
| Mahbub of Tripoli | .677 | .656 |
| Peso of United States of Colombia | .751 | .727 |
The monetary unit of Egypt has been nominally changed from the piaster to the pound containing one hundred piasters.
The monetary unit of Ecuador also has been nominally changed from the peso to the sucre, but with no change as to weight or fineness.
In regard to Japan, in the table for 1887 the values of the gold and silver yen were estimated separately, for the reason that while by law the standard of Japan is gold, silver is practically the standard of value, and invoices of merchandise from Japan are generally in terms of the silver yen.
Aggregate Issues of Paper Money in War times.
The following table exhibits the amount per capita issued of the Continental money, the French assignats, the Confederate currency, and the legal-tender greenbacks and National bank notes of the United States.
| Population. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental money. | 3,000,000 in 1780 | $119.84 | |
| French assignats. | 26,500,000 (France in 1790) | 343.98 | |
| Confederate curr’cy. | 9,103,332 (11 Confederate States, 1860) | 71.89 | |
| Greenbacks and national bank notes. | 31,443,321 (United States in 1860). | $750,820,228 | 23.87 |
Refining (by acids), fiscal year 1887.