Catalogue Entry: MINT00206
On the value of the Imperial dollar and uncertainty as to whether the term refers to the common dollar or the Rix dollar (Reichsthaler), which is worth more
Contents
'Rix' or 'Reichs' is said to mean 'Imperial' [it does], 'But I am not skilled in the German language'. Uncertainty about the current rate of exchange between English and Swedish currency.
Related Material
Draft of PRO, T1/227, no. 31 (printed in Shaw, 196-7, with the erroneous reference T1/217, and in NC, 7: 88-9). See NC, 7: 87-8 for the Treasury's request for this information.
