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 MONEY, ETC. — DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES 1111 Money, Weights, and Measures.

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The standard coin is the 10-tlorin piece weighing 6720 grammes, - 900 fiue, and thus containing 6*043 grammes of fine gold. The unit of the silver coinage isthe gulden or florin, weighing 10 grammes, '945 fine and containing 9 "45 grammes of fine silver.

Gold is legal tender, and the silver coins issued before 187 i.

The principal coins are : —

The gulden, guilder or florin of 100 cents = ls. 8d. ; or 12 g. =£1.

The rijksdaalder = 2^ guilders.

The gold-piece of ten guilders and of five guilders.

J guilder, \ guilder (kicartje), J 9 guilder {dubbeltje).

Cent coins are: of nickel, 5 cents; of bronze, 1 cent, J cent, and 2J cents.

Wutmm and Measure*.

The metric system of weights and measures, and, with trifling changes, the metric denominations are adopted in the Netherlands.

Diplomatic and Consular Representatives.

1. Of the Netherlands in Great Britain.

Envoy and Minister. — Jonkheer IJ. de Marees van Swinderen (October 13, 1913).

Counsellor. —Jonkheer F. E M. H. Michiels van Verdujnen.

Attache'. — A. Loudon.

Naval Attache:— Capt. K. F. Shvys.

Commercial Attach*. — F. 's Jacob.

Director of the Chancem. — H. N. Brouwer.

Consul- General in London. — H. S. J. Maas ; appointed 1897.

2. Of Great Britain in the Netherlands.

Envoy and Minister. — Sir Ronald W. Graham, K.C.M.G., C.B. Appointed September 8, 1919.

First Secretary — H. Knatchbull-Hugesson.

Third Secretary. — Sir Adrian Baillie.

Military Attache:— Lieut-Col. A. C. Temperley, C.M.G., D.S.O*

Commercial Secretary. — R. V. Laming, O. B. E.

Consul General at Rotterdam. — \V. X. Dunn.

There are consular representatives at Amsterdam (CO.), Dordrecht Flushing, The Hague, Groningen, Harlingen, and Ymuiden.