MONEY, WEIGHTS & MEASURES.
Reading edition
MONEY. (Mono.)
The following tables will be found useful:
English Money, with French, German and Italian Equivalents.
ENGLISH. FRENCH. GERMAN. ITALIAN.
£s.d. Fr.C. MarkPf. LireCent.
5000 125000 100000 126000
1000 25000 20000 25200
500 12500 10000 12600
400 10000 8000 10080
100 2500 2000 2520
160 2000 1600 2016
100 1250 1000 1260
50 625 500 630
40 500 400 504
26 312.5 250 315
10 125 100 125
6 62.5 50 62
5 52 41 52
4 41 33 41
1 10 8 10
½ 5 4 5
French, German and Italian Money, with English Equivalents.
FRENCH. ENGLISH. GERMAN. ENGLISH. ITALIAN. ENGLISH.
£s.d. s.d. £s.d.
50francs=2 0 0 1mark=10 50lire=1198
20"= 16 0 8pfennig= 1 20"= 160
5"= 4 0 4pfennig= ½ 5"= 40
1franc= 10 1lira= 9½
10centimes= 1 10centesimi= 1
5"= ½ 5"= ½
Considerable use is also made by Esperantists of the International Auxiliary Money-unit (Internacia Helpa Mono) introduced by M. René de Saussure, of the Internacia Scienca Asocio, Geneva. The unit is the Speso, equivalent to one-tenth of a farthing in English money.
10 spesoj (abbr. 10 s.) = 1 spesdeko (1 sd.) = ¼d.
100 spesdekoj (100 sd.) = 1 spesmilo (1 sm.) = 2s. 0d.
1 sm. = 100 sd. = 1,000 s.
The approximate values of 10 spesmiloj in terms of the various national units are as follows: 10 spesmiloj = 25 francs = 20 shillings = 20 marks = 5 dollars = 24 Austrian kroner = 18 Scandinavian kroner = 12 Dutch florins = 9½ roubles = 4½ Portuguese milreis = 9 Brazilian milreis = 5 pesetas = 9¾ yen.
The chief point to remember is that 1 spesmilo equals 2 shillings, and 1 spesdeko equals approximately 1 farthing.
WEIGHTS & MEASURES. (Pezoj kaj Mezuroj.)
The Metric System is the one in general use among Esperantists. The following table shows the essential decimal character of the system:
Parts.Length.Weight.Capacity.
One-thousandth.Milimetro.Miligramo.Mililitro.
One-hundredth.Centimetro.Centigramo.Centilitro.
One-tenth.Decimetro.Decigramo.Decilitro.
One.Metro (unit).Gramo (unit).Litro (unit).
Ten.Dekametro.Dekagramo.Dekalitro.
Hundred.Hektometro.Hektogramo.Hektolitro.
Thousand.Kilometro.Kilogramo.Kilolitro.
MEASURES OF LENGTH. (Mezuroj de Longeco.)
English. Esperanto. Esperanto. English.
1 inch=2.54 centimetroj 1 centimetro=0.394 (1/3) inch
1 foot (12 in.)=30.48 " 1 decimetro=3.94 inches
1 yard (3 ft.)=91.43 " 1 metro=39.37 in. (3 ft. 3-1/3 in.)
1 furlong (220 yds.)=201 metroj 1 hektometro=109 yds. 1 ft.
1 mile (1760 yds.)=1.61 kilometroj 1 kilometro=1093 yds. (5/8 mile)
5 miles=8.05 " 5 kilometroj=3 miles 220 yds.
WEIGHTS. (Pezoj.)
English. Esperanto. Esperanto. English.
1 ounce…=28 gramoj 1 gramo=.0357 (1/30) oz. (15.432 gr.)
1 lb. (16 oz.)=453 " 1 hektogramo=3½ oz.
1 stone (14 lb.)=6 kilo. 345 gr. 1 kilogramo=2.2 lb.
1 quarter (28 lb.)=12 kilo. 690 gr. 5 kilogramoj=11 lb.
1 cwt. (112 lb.)=50 kilo. 750 gr. 1000 "=19 cwt. 2 qr. 23 lb.
1 ton (20 cwt.)=1015 kilogramoj
LIQUIDS. (Fluidaĵoj.)
English. Esperanto. Esperanto. English.
1 pint=0.57 litro 1 litro=1.76 (1¾) pints (0.22 gall.)
1 quart (2 pints)=1.14 litroj 5 litroj=1 gallon 1 pint
1 gallon (4 quarts)=4.54 " 1 hektolitro=22 gallons
1 barrel (36 gallons)=160.32 " 1 kilolitro=220 "
1 hogshead (54 gall.)=240.48 "
AREA. (Areo.)
English. Esperanto. Esperanto.English.
1 sq. inch=6.45 kvadrataj centimetroj 1 centiaro (1 kv. metro)=1.196 sq. yd.
1 sq. foot=9.29 " decimetroj 1 aro (100 kv. metroj)=0.099 rood
1 sq. yard=83.6 " decimetroj 1 hektaro (10,000 kv. metroj)=2.471 acres
1 acre=4046.78 kv. metroj
The following Esperanto translations of English units are sometimes needed: Colo, inch; futo, foot; jardo, yard; mejlo, mile; unco, ounce; funto, pound; ekro, acre.
POSTAGE.
The postage on Letters from the United Kingdom to foreign countries (except Egypt and the United States) is 2½d. for 1 ounce, and 1½d. for each succeeding ounce or fraction thereof; Postcards, 1d.; Newspapers, ½d. for every 2 ounces; Commercial Papers, 2½d. for the first 10 ounces, and ½d. per 2 ounces thereafter. Special Coupons for Prepayment of Reply are issued in connection with many countries.