2 9 2 ST. HELENA 



5. d. 



Moidores . , .;'.-,: . .126 



Louis d'or and Napoleons . o 16 2 



Venetians . . * . v . . .090 

 Star pagodas . ._ , -., . .072 

 Porto novo pagodas . ^ . . .059 

 American dollars, German and French crowns 040 

 Bengal sicca rupees . ._ ' .020 



Bombay and all other rupees . . . o i 10 

 Ducatoons . . . . , .054 

 British 3/- tokens ... . o 2 8 



Johannes 4/- pieces . . . v ~- o 3 9 

 Dutch and Ceylon guilders and Rix dollars .016 

 Colonial pieces . . . . 023 



(The anchor ^-dollar coined in 1822 for 



Mauritius) 



All lod. pieces . . . . .009 

 Old English and all other shillings , -, o o 9 

 Old English and all other sixpences . --; 004 



We read in the St. Helena record that no change was 

 made in the rating up to 1829, but in 1830 the Spanish 

 dollar was again reduced to 45. 2d. and the doubloon to 

 3 45. This was the actual sterling value elsewhere, and 

 in this year the ratings fixed by the Governor and Council 

 were : 



i s. d. i s. d. 



Doubloons .340 Venetians v . o 9 o 



Jose . . i 12 o Star pagodas . .070 



With star) Bengal Porto novo pagodas 054 



mohurs . . i 12 o Ducatoons . .052 



Other mohurs . .190 3 -guilder pieces .046 



Moidores . .150 Dollars Spanish and 



Napoleons and Louis American . .042 



d'or . . o 15 o 

 i o-guilder pieces . o 15 o 



s. d. 



Dollars, United States . . o 3 10 



5-franc piece . . . . ,. . o 3 10 



Half-star pagodas . * . . .036 

 Colonial pieces (English coined) . .023 



Sicca rupees (Star) . ;. . .020 



Other rupees . . ; 'V . . o i 10 



Dutch guilders f . , ,, . . .016 



2-franc pieces. . v . . . o i 10 



This rate was in effect in 1834, when the Imperial Govern- 

 ment took charge of the island. In name the currency was 



