silver was worth 8 livre tournois or 6.4 livre parisis Hence one livre weighed 38.24 g and one sol at 1.912 g. Compare with 40d sterling at 36 g, 2d at 1...
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des Lois of 1771 codified the value of the livre against sterling in order to regulate the exchange of sterling paid to the British garrison and the currency...
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The livre was the currency of Jersey until 1834. It consisted of French coins which, in the early 19th century, were exchangeable for sterling at a rate...
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denominated in pennies and pounds sterling (symbol "£", commercial GBP), and ranges in value from one penny sterling to two pounds. Since decimalisation...
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Pound (mass) (section French livre)
various pounds (livre) have been used in France. Since the 19th century, a livre has referred to the metric pound, 500 g. The livre esterlin is equivalent...
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within France. The Livre Parisis of 1 French ounce approximately matched the silver content of 1⁄6th pound sterling (1 troy ounce of sterling silver). It would...
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The livre was the currency of Luxembourg until 1795. It was subdivided into 20 sols, each of 4 liards. In the late 18th century, coins were issued in...
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Traditional French units of measurement (redirect from French livre (unit of mass))
commerce—such as the French ell (aune) used for cloth and the French pound (livre) used for amounts—varied dramatically from locality to locality. By the...
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The livre was the currency of Saint Lucia until 1814. The Saint Lucia livre was a French colonial currency, distinguished by the use of various cut Spanish...
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Guadeloupe livre – Guadeloupe Jersey livre – Jersey Lebanese livre – Lebanon French livre parisis – France French livre tournois – France Haitian livre – Haiti...
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