The following tables will be found useful:
English Money, with French, German and Italian Equivalents.
| ENGLISH. | FRENCH. | GERMAN. | ITALIAN. |
| £ | s. | d. | Fr. | C. | Mark | Pf. | Lire | Cent. |
| 50 | 0 | 0 | 1250 | 00 | 1000 | 00 | 1260 | 00 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 00 | 200 | 00 | 252 | 00 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 00 | 100 | 00 | 126 | 00 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 00 | 80 | 00 | 100 | 80 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 00 | 20 | 00 | 25 | 20 |
| 16 | 0 | 20 | 00 | 16 | 00 | 20 | 16 |
| 10 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 10 | 00 | 12 | 60 |
| 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 00 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | 0 | 5 | 00 | 4 | 00 | 5 | 04 |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 12.5 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 15 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 00 | 1 | 25 |
| 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. |
| 50 | francs | = | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | mark | = | 1 | 0 | 50 | lire | = | 1 | 19 | 8 |
| 20 | " | = | | 16 | 0 | 8 | pfennig | = | | 1 | 20 | " | = | | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | " | = | | 4 | 0 | 4 | pfennig | = | | ½ | 5 | " | = | | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | franc | = | | 10 | | 1 | lira | = | | 9½ |
| 10 | centimes | = | | 1 | | 10 | centesimi | = | | 1 |
| 5 | " | = | | ½ | | 5 | " | = | | ½ |
Considerable use is also made by Esperantists of the International Auiliary 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.
(Fluidajoj.)
| 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.
