American Journal of Numismatics and Bulletin of American Numismatic and Archaeological Societies, Vol. 11: Quarterly; July, 1876-July, 1877 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from American Journal of Numismatics and Bulletin of American Numismatic and Archaeological Societies, Vol. 11: Quarterly; July, 1876-July, 1877 Every Saturday the workmen on this new City were paid in what was called black money. This consisted of brass and copper coins, which had been manufactured to meet the necessity of the case, bearing on one Side the arms of the Grand Master and of the Order, and on the other Side the inscription, non [es sed fides. Each of these coins possessed a current value, and was held ...
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Excerpt from American Journal of Numismatics and Bulletin of American Numismatic and Archaeological Societies, Vol. 11: Quarterly; July, 1876-July, 1877 Every Saturday the workmen on this new City were paid in what was called black money. This consisted of brass and copper coins, which had been manufactured to meet the necessity of the case, bearing on one Side the arms of the Grand Master and of the Order, and on the other Side the inscription, non [es sed fides. Each of these coins possessed a current value, and was held as a promissory note would be payable on demand as soon as ever the exchequer of the Order should be replenished and to the credit of La Vallette be it said, that as remittances arrived in the island from the continent, this Spurious currency was gradually withdrawn, SO that throughout the whole progress of the work public confidence was not for one moment Shaken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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