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 MONEY AND CREDIT — WEIGHTS AND MEASTTRES

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Money and Credit.

Money (in thousands of marks) coined since the foundation of the present Empire : —

Year beginning 1 April

Gold

67,070-9

68,243-7

159,634-5

166,430-1

136,346-1

Silver

Nickel

Copper

1,283-0 741-0 784-9 200-0

1,142-2

Total

1907 1908 1909 - 1910 1911

74,929-2 58,369-7 49,021-6 43,435-5 40,910-2

5,460-7 5;418-9 2,938-1 4,107-6 6,524-3

148,201-8 132,817-2 211,794-2 214,473-3 184,922-8

Total(1871-

March 31,

1912).

Withdrawn

5,007,205-5 141,491-6

1,080,886-8

1,007-6

1,079,879-2

103,639-3 3,309-4

22,343-5 45-2

6,214,075-1

145,853-8

Remaining.

4,865,713-9

100,329-9

22,298-3

6,068,021-3

Average financial condition of the note issuing banks (thousands of marks) : —

Bks.

Liabilities

Assets

Year

Capital

Reserve Fund

Notes in Circula- tion

Total including other Lia- bilities

Coin & Bullion

908,837 1,083,163 1,111,671 1,121,531 1,193,900

Notes of

State*

other

Banks

Bills

Total

including

other

Assets

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

5 5 5

5 5

235,500 235,500 235,500 235,500 235,500

78,782 79,540 79,742 79,779 79,881

1,620,751 1,664,860 1,721,215 1,751,110 1,808,780

2,644,695 2,766,147 2,892,193 2,848,565 2,906,142

120,897 108,163 107,995 107,851 100,384

1,225,177 1,091,588 1,057,789 1,135,918 1,223,952

2,644,695 2,766,147 2,892,193 2,848,565 2,906,142

'Reichskassenscheine,' small paper notes for 5 and 10 marks (not legal tender) in circulation end of March 1911, 120,000,000 marks.

Money, Weights, and Measures.

The Mark, of 100 Pfennig is of the value of llfrf., or 20-43 marks to the pound sterling. Gold coins are 20, and 10-mark pieces, called respectively doppel-krone, and krone. The 20-mark piece weighs 7-96495 grammes -900 fine, and consequently contains 7-16846 grammes of fine gold. Silver coins are 5-, 2-, and 1-mark pieces and half-niiirk pieces. The mark weighs 5-5 grammes -900 fine, and thus contains 5 grammes of fine silver. Nickel coins are 25, 10, and 5-pfennig pieces. There are bronze coins of smaller denominations.

The standard of value is gold. Silver is legal tender only up to 20 marks.

The metrical system of weights and measures is in force.

Diplomatic Representatives.

1. Of Germany in Great Britain. Amhassador.—YLiB Serene Highness Prince Lichnowsky ; accredited 1912. Councillor of Embassy.— KevT Dr. Richard von Kiihlmann, C.V.O. Second Secretary. — Herv C. von Schubert. Third Secretary. — Herr I^eopold von Holscli.