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The unite monetaire is a piece of silver of the weight of five grammes, containing a tenth of alloy and nine tenths of pure silver. It is called Franc, and is subdivided into Decimes, and Centimes: its value is to that of the old livre tournois in the proportion of 81 to 80. Value in livres tournois. liv. sous. deniers. Franc 1 0 3 Decime 2 0.3 Centime 2.43 Paris, December 7, 1801.
The French, say they, have in theory a decimally graduated scale, yet they always reckon by francs, and cents, which are 100ths of francs; the intervening decime being ignored in practice. 'It is now nearly thirty years, says Mr John Quincy Adams, in his report to Congress in 1821, 'since our new moneys of account have been established.
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