BARBA
DOS.
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Silver Coin:
British silver:
$ cts.
£
Half crown
0
60
0
2
0 48
0 24
Florin Shilling
INN-
d.
rá o oo
0 2 0
0 1 0
Sixpennies, fourpennies, &c., are also current. British bronze coin.-Pennies and halfpennies are current at their nominal value.
Note-British gold is very rarely met with owing to the absence of a limit to the legal tender of silver.
Amount of coin in circulation estimated at about 50,0001.
Paper currency estimated at about 501, which is probably very much below the mark, as the quantity of Colonial Bank notes exceeds the specie in circulation.
Accounts are kept by merchants and the Colonial Bank in dollars and cents. By the public departments in sterling.
BARBADOS.
Order in Council, 11 July 1839. Proclaimed at Bar- bados 21 August 1839. The doubloon to circulate from and after 26 October 1838 at the rate of 51. current money of the Island of Barbados, and its fractional parts in the same proportion. The dollar at the rate of Bs. 6d., like current money of the Island of Barbados, and its fractional parts in like proportion. The British shilling at 1s. 6d., like current money of the Island of Barbados, and all other British silver coins, and the fractional parts of the British shilling in the like pro- portion. All proclamations previous to 26 October 1838 repealed.
Order in Council, 19 August 1853, and proclaimed at Barbados, 11 October 1853. The eagle to circulate at the rate of 41s. The half eagle at the rate of 20s. 6d., and the quarter eagle at the rate of 10s. 3d., and the gold dollar at the rate of 48. 1d.
Order in Council, 9 March 1854. Proclaimed at Bar- bados 11 April 1854. Extending Proclamation of the 19 August 1853 to British Guiana, and to the United States gold coin called the double eagle or other mul- tiple or multiples of the eagle. The double eagle to circulate at the rate of 41. 28.
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Local Act 195 of 21 August 1848, for the assimilation of the currency and moneys of account to the currency and moneys of account of the United Kingdom. bills, debts, &c. to be paid in sterling at the rate of 1561, currency for every 100%. sterling. Not to interfere with the circulation of any foreign coins which are now or shall hereafter be declared current.
Local Act 205, 12 January 1850, to facilitate the receipt of certain duties and sums of money collected at the Treasury of this Island. Certain duties levied in late currency not being susceptible of conversion into sterling money as required by law without involving fractions, the same to be paid in even sterling money according to table given.
Local Act 444 of 17 February 1868. To consolidate and amend the law of this Island against offences re- lating to the coin.
Local Act 236 (Section 21) of 16 March 1852. For the better prevention of offences, and for the further im- Section proving the administration of criminal justice.
21 provides that coin and bank notes may be described
as money.
Local Act No. 4, 26 March 1879. To declare the Spanish, Mexican, and Columbian dollar not a legal tender.
Coins in Circulation.
British gold, silver, and copper coin, but very little gold is in circulation.
A few Spanish, Mexican, and Columbian dollars, but hardly any foreign gold.
Amount of coin in circulation estimated at about 50,000%.
Paper currency in circulation.-Colonial bank notes to the extent of about 50,000?.
Accounts are kept by the public in pounds, shillings, and pence, but almost all mercantile transactions are kept in dollars and cents.
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