Egypt : handbook for travellers / edited by K. Baedeker.

Date:
1885-1892
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Egypt : handbook for travellers / edited by K. Baedeker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Arabian Name European Name Vain Egyi Mo Tariff CO 1 CD h co CO a % -r4 1 ro IP4 e ii itiai ney Cu rei OQ CD u -f-3 co & •r-1 i i r- lt EC Cj fH ri CM Val in Fren Mon CO o & U ae ch ey CO CD £ •rH a CD o Remarks Gold Coins. Gineh Masri Egyptian pound 100 — 200 — 26 — Nusseh „ half „ „ 50 — 100 — 13 — Rubra „ quarter „ „ 25 — 50 — G 50 Masriyeh fifth 20 — 40 — 5 20 Nusseh Masriyeh tenth „ „ 10 — 20 — 2 60 Rubra ,, twentieth „ „ 5 — 10 — 1 30 Gineh Stambuli Turkish pound 87 30 175 20 a 22 75 a. In mercantile Nusseh „ 43 35 87 30 11 40 transactions fre- Rubra „ quarter „ „ 21 37 43 35 5 70 quently reckon- Gineh Ingilisi or English sovereign ed as 23 fr. Frengi 97 20 195 — 25 25 Nusseh „ „ half „ „ .48 30 97 20 12 62 Bintu Napoleon d’Or 77 6 154 12 20 — Nusseh Bintu half „ „ 38 20 77 6 10 — Rutha „ quarter „ „ 19 10 38 20 5 — Gineh Moskufi Russian Imperialb 79 18 158 36 20 45 b. Not often met Magar Austrian Ducat 45 37 91 34 12 S with, and can- Silver Coins. not be changed Riyal Masri Egyptian Dollar 19 20 39 — 5 3 without a slight Nusseh Riyal loss. Masri half „ „ 9 30 19 20 2 50 Rubra „ „ quarter „ „ 4 35 9 30 1 25 Tumneh „ „ eighth ^ ft 2 17 4 35 — 60 Bariseh Parisi c 8 30 17 20 2 35 c. Egyptian coins Nusseh Bariseh half „ 4 15 8 30 1 16 struck at Paris. Rubra „ quarter „ 2 7 4 15 — 56 Kirsh Silver piastre 1 — 2 — — 25 Nusseh Kirsh half „ „ — 20 1 — — 12 Rubfa ' „ quarter „ „ — 10 — — — 6 Riyal Shinku 5-franc piece 19 10 38 20 5 — Ferank F ranc 4 — 8 — 1 — Nusseh Ferank half „ 2 — 4 — — 50 Rubiyeh Rupeed (25.) 8 — 16 — 2 — d. The Anglo-In- Nusseh Rubiyeh half „ 4 10 8 20 1 10 diancoin, much Rul/a „ quarter „ 2 5 4 10 — 00 circulated. Abu Medfaf e Spanish Doui*o 19 — 38 — 5 — e. Called ‘father Riyal Abutera Maria Theresa dollar 17 — 34 — 4 50 of the cannon1 Riyal Moskufi Barbie 14 27 29 14 3 so by the Arabs, Riyal „ illarul/a three-quarters ruble 11 — 22 — 2 85 who mistake NussehR. Moskufi half „ 7 14 14 27 1 90 the columns for Rubfa „ „ quarter „ 3 27 7 14 — 95 cannons. Rubfa Fiorini Quarter Austr. florin 2 14 4 — — 60 Shilling 4 35 9 30 1 25 Nusseh „ 2 17 4 35 — 62 payable in gold and silver only, tlie precious metals flow steadily from the country to the government coffers in the towns, where Greek and Jewish money-changers profit largely by these variations in the exchange. The ‘shekhs-el-beled’, or village-chiefs, who always endeavour to de- preciate the value of copper, also gain considerably by similar transactions.