Note 14 — RANDOM PASSAGES
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The French and German names of several places are puzzling—as for instance: Aix la Chapelle, Aachen; Liege, Lutchen; Mayence, Mentz; Ghent, Gand; Munich, Munchen; Antwerp, Anvers. The coins, too, of the various states, are a great annoyance. None but French and English gold, and five-franc pieces, are universally current. The Swiss batzen will not pass in Germany, nor the Prussian kreutzers, groschen, florins or thalers, in Belgium. Each state, duchy, and canton, has a different currency.