British Currency Decimalised and Imperialised 5 



THE DECIMAL PEINCIPLE. 



Integer Fraction. 

 5 ten-thousands 54321 234 4 thousandths 



4 thousands 1 3 hundredths 



3 hundreds 2 tenths 



2 tens decimal point 



The Unit 



THE MOVEMENT OF THE DECIMAL POINT 



to the right to multiply, and to the left to reduce, be it money, 

 weight, or measure. 



4321 ' 234, multiplied by 10 = 43212'34 



100 = 432123-4 



1000 = 4321234-0 



divided by 10= 432*1234 



100 = 43*21234 



1000= 4-321234 



THE PEINCIPLE APPLIED TO THE COINAGE, WITH 

 THE FLORIN AS UNIT AND INTEGER. 



florins cents 



.54321 * 23 cents 



Pounds i dimes 



or 

 Sovereigns 



Florin 



