624 APPENDIX. 



COINAGE OF SILVER DOLLARS, ACT OF JULY 14, 1890. 



Beginning Aug. 13, 1890. f Beginning Nov. 1, 1893. 



LONDON GOLD, PRICE OF SILVER, PER OUNCE STERLING FROM 1870. 



* Nine months. 



MONETARY SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD. 

 The present monetary systems of the countries of the world are as follows: 



(FROM REPOKT OF DIRECTOR OF THE MINT 1898.) 



AusTRO-HuNGARY— Gold. Actual currency government paper. 



Belgium — See Latin Union. 



Bolivia — Silver. 



Brazil — Gold. Actual currency inconvertible paper. 



British India— Silver. Silver coined only on government account. 



Bulgaria— Gold and silver. Has no mint. 



Canada — Gold. 



Costa Kica — Gold. 



Chili — Gold. Actual currency paper. . . • , : 



China — Silver. 



Cuba— Same as Spain. See Latin Union. 



Columbia— Silver. Actual currency paper. 



Denmark — See Scandinavian Union. 



Ecuador— Silver. Actual currency depreciated paper. 



Egypt — Gold. 



Finland— Gold. 



Germany — Gold. 



Great Britain and Colonies — Gold. 



Grkece. — See Latin Union. 



Haiti— Gold. Actual currency depreciated paper. 



Japan — Gold. 



Latin Union (France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland and Greece)— Gold 



and silver. Silver not coined for private account. 

 Mexico — Silver. 



Netherlands — Gold, with silver coined previous to 1875. 

 Norway — See Scandinavian Union. 

 Paraguay— Silver. Actual currency depreciated paper, 

 Persia— Silver. 



