TABLE 2
TABLE OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS
IN UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER UNIT
15 OCTOBER 1951*
|
Country
|
Currency |
Consisting of
|
Recent
Quotations
|
Afghanistan |
Afghani |
100 Puls |
$0.06
|
Alaska |
U.S. Dollars |
100 Cents |
1.00
|
Albania |
Lek |
100 Quintar |
0.02
|
Algeria |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0029
|
Angola |
Angolar |
100 Centavos |
0.0350
|
Argentina† |
Peso |
100 Centavos |
0.0710
|
Australia |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.19
|
Austria** |
Schilling |
100 Groschen |
0.0475
|
Bahama Is. |
Pound |
20 Shillings—100 Pence |
2.815
|
Bahrain Is. |
Indian Rupee |
16 Annas—192 Pies |
0.2110
|
Barbados |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.5875
|
Bechuanaland |
English Pound |
20 Shilling—240 Pence |
2.805
|
Belgian Congo |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0199
|
Belgium |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0199
|
Bermuda |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.805
|
Bolivia* |
Boliviano |
100 Centavos |
0.0167
|
Brazil |
Cruzeiro |
100 Centavos |
0.0550
|
British East Africa |
Shlling |
100 Cents |
0.1405
|
Kenya
|
Shilling |
100 Cents |
0.1405
|
Tanganyika
|
Shilling |
100 Cents |
0.1405
|
Uganda
|
Shilling |
100 Cents |
0.1405
|
Zanzibar
|
Shilling |
100 Cents |
0.1405
|
British Guiana |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.5875
|
British Honduras |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.70
|
British North Borneo |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.3290
|
British West Africa |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.835
|
Gold Coast
|
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.835
|
Nigeria
|
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.835
|
Bulgaria |
Lev |
100 Stotinki |
0.0035
|
Burma |
Rupee |
16 Annas—192 Pies |
0.2105
|
Canada |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.95
|
Cape Verde Is. |
Escudo |
100 Centavos |
0.0350
|
Cayman Is. |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.805
|
Ceylon |
Rupee |
100 Cents |
0.2105
|
Chile† |
Peso |
100 Centavos |
0.0115
|
China |
|
|
|
Colombia |
Peso |
100 Centavos |
0.40
|
Costa Rica* |
Colon |
100 Cents |
0.1790
|
Cuba |
Peso |
100 Centavos |
1.00
|
Curacao |
Guilder |
100 Cents |
0.5325
|
Cyprus |
Pound |
180 Piasters—7200 Paras |
2.81
|
Czechoslovakia |
Crown |
100 Heilers |
0.02
|
Denmark |
Krone |
100 Ore |
0.1450
|
Dominican Republic |
Peso |
100 Centavos |
1.00
|
Ecuador |
Sucre |
100 Centavos |
0.0665
|
Egypt |
Pound |
100 Piasters—1000 Mill |
2.8825
|
England |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.80
|
Eritrea |
Shilling |
100 Cents |
0.1405
|
Ethiopia |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.41
|
Fiji Is. |
Pound |
20 shillings—240 Pence |
2.525
|
Finland |
Mark |
100 Pennis |
0.0045
|
Formosa† |
Taiwan Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.0650
|
France |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0029
|
French Equatorial Africa |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0058
|
French Guiana |
Fracn |
100 Centimes |
0.0029
|
French Indo China |
Piaster |
100 Cents |
0.03
|
French West Africa |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0058
|
Germany (Western)* |
Deutsche Mark |
100 Pfennig |
0.2381
|
Gibraltar |
English Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.81
|
Greece |
Drachma |
100 Lepta |
0.000066
|
Guadeloupe |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0029
|
Guatemala |
Quetzal |
100 Centavos |
1.00
|
Haiti |
Gourde |
100 Centimes |
0.20
|
Hawaii |
U.S. Dollar |
100 Cents |
1.00
|
Honduras |
Lempira |
100 Centavos |
0.50
|
Hong Kong |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.1750
|
Hungary |
Forint |
100 Filler |
0.0861
|
Iceland |
Krona |
100 Aurar |
0.0614
|
India |
Rupee |
16 Annas—192 Pies |
0.2105
|
Indonesia* |
Rupiah |
100 Cents |
0.2640
|
Iran |
Rial |
100 Dinars |
0.03125
|
Iraq |
Dinar |
1000 Fila |
2.805
|
Ireland (Republic) |
Pound |
20 shillings—240 Pence |
2.805
|
Israel |
Pound |
1000 Mils |
2.81
|
Italy* |
Lira |
100 Centesimi |
0.0016
|
Jamaica |
Pound |
20 shillings—240 Pence |
2.1825
|
Japan |
Yen |
100 Sen |
0.0028
|
Jordan |
Dinar |
1000 Mils |
2.81
|
Korea |
Won |
100 Cheun |
|
Lebanon† |
Pound |
100 Piasters |
0.2740
|
Liberia |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
1.00
|
Liechtenstein |
Franc |
100 Rappen |
0.2293
|
Luxembourg |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0199
|
Macao |
Pataca |
100 Avos |
0.21
|
Madagascar |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0058
|
Malaya |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.3290
|
Malta |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.81
|
Martinique |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0029
|
Mauritius |
Rupee |
100 Cents |
0.2103
|
Mexico |
Peso |
100 Centavos |
0.1157
|
Monaco |
Franc |
100 Centimos |
0.0029
|
Morocco (French) |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0029
|
Mozambique |
Facudo |
100 Centavos |
0.0350
|
Netherlands |
Guilder |
100 Cents |
0.2630
|
New Caledonia |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0160
|
New Guinea (Mandate) |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.19
|
New Zealand |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.80
|
Nicaragua* |
Cordoba |
100 Centavos |
0.20
|
Norway |
Krone |
100 Ore |
0.1405
|
Nyasaland |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.82
|
Oceania (French) |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0160
|
Pakistan |
Rupee |
16 Annas—192 Pies |
0.3035
|
Panama |
Balboa |
100 Centesimos |
1.00
|
Paraguay* |
Guarani |
100 Centimos |
0.1666
|
Peru |
Sol |
100 Centavos |
0.0650
|
Philippine Is. |
Peso |
100 Centavos |
0.4990
|
Poland |
Zloty |
100 Grosze |
0.25
|
Portugal |
Escudo |
100 Centavos |
0.0350
|
Portuguese Guiana |
Escudo |
100 Centavos |
0.0350
|
Portuguese India |
Rupia |
16 Tangas—192 Reis |
0.2105
|
Puerto Rico |
U.S. Dollar |
100 Cents |
1.00
|
Reunion Is. |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0058
|
Rhodesia, Northern |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.81
|
Rhodesia, Southern |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.81
|
Roumania |
Leu |
100 Bani |
0.0067
|
Salvador, El |
Colon |
100 Centavos |
0.40
|
Samoa (British) |
New Zea. Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.80
|
Sarawak |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.3290
|
Saudi Arabia |
Riyal |
22 Qurush = 88 Halals |
0.28
|
Seychelles |
Rupee |
100 Cents |
0.2105
|
Singapore |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.3275
|
Solomon Is. |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.80
|
Somaliland Protectorate |
Rupee |
100 Cents |
0.2135
|
South West Africa |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.80
|
Spain* |
Peseta |
100 Centimos |
0.0915
|
St. Thomas & Principe |
Escudo |
100 Centavos |
0.0350
|
Sudan |
Pound |
100 Piasters—1000 Mill |
2.89
|
Surinam |
guilder |
100 Cents |
0.5375
|
Sweden |
Krona |
100 Ore |
0.1935
|
Switzerland |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.2293
|
Syria* |
Pound |
100 Piasters |
0.2835
|
Thailand* |
Baht |
100 Satang |
0.08
|
Tibet |
Rupee |
Approx. 6 Trangkaz |
0.2105
|
Timor |
Pataca |
100 Avos |
0.21
|
Tonga Is. |
Austral. Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.19
|
Trinidad |
Dollar |
100 Cents |
0.5875
|
Tunisia |
Franc |
100 Centimes |
0.0029
|
Turkey |
Pound |
100 Piasters = 4000 Paras |
0.3575
|
Union of South Africa |
Pound |
20 Shillings—240 Pence |
2.80
|
Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics |
Ruble |
100 Kopecks |
0.25
|
Uruguay† |
Peso |
100 Centesimos |
0.4175
|
Venezuela |
Bolivar |
100 Centimos |
0.3010
|
Virgin Is. (U.S.) |
U.S. Dollar |
100 Cents |
1.00
|
Yugoslavia |
Dinar |
100 Paras |
0.02
|
|
* Official Rate. |
† Free rate. |
** Effective Commerial Rate |
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* Source: Manufacturers' Trust Company |
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