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Transactions. 



Three Half-way Pieces. 



Front 



Reverse 



Gold. 



Bronze, 



= Is. 



Copper. 



The four highest pieces are not altered in value, and only one of them 

 in name. The four lowest would be made of bronze and copper, and, as 

 they are in the most frequent use, the wear-and-tear tliereon would not 

 be so costly as it now is on the shillings and sixpences. 



The name " bron " was selected because of the coin being made of 

 bronze, which would soon become shortened to " bron." 



The name of the lowest coin, the " tenny," was selected because its 

 first three letters form an abbreviation for the words " tenny," "tennies," 

 " tence," and " tenths," which would be used as occasion requires. 



Giving of Change. 



A person owes 9 tence and tenders 1 florin : all there is to do is to 

 convert the larger sum to the term of the lower, thus : — 



10 

 9 



9 1 



reading 9 brons and 1 tenny, which would soon be identified as 9 

 point 1. 



If a person owes 1 bron and tenr'ers 1 pound, ther, as there are 

 100 brons in the pound, it would be done thus : — 



£ F. B. 



10 

 1 



9 9 



reading 9 florins and 9 brons, which would soon be identified as 

 9 and 9. 



£ p. B. 

 To 2 7 1-3 

 add 5 9 2 8 



8 6 4-1 



£ F B 



From 8 6 4-1 

 take 2 7 1-3 



5 9 2-8 



reading 8 pounds 6 and 4 point 1, and 5 pounds 9 and 2 point 8. 



