Hi, just new here ... Governor King's proclamation of 1800 in Australia was an attempt to address the often confusing number of 'foreign' coins in everyday use. Below is his 'table of specie'. £ s. d. A Guinea … … … 1 2 0 A Johanna … … … 4 0 0 A Half-Johanna … 2 0 0 A Ducat … … … 0 9 6 A Gold Mohur … … 1 17 6 A Pagoda … … … 0 8 0 A Spanish dollar … 0 5 0 A Rupee … … … 0 2 6 A Dutch guilder … 0 2 0 An English Shilling … 0 1 1 A Copper coin of One Ounce. 0 0 2 I'm slowly compiling a 'Proclamation' series some might find interesting. And your comments will be very much appreciated . Go here .... http://users.chariot.net.au/~villain/Coins/Page_33.html Cheers, Les
