Pulp Currency

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value of currency unit in U.S. dollars for 1933
country  name   value   notes 
Austria schilling  $0.14   
Britain pound sterling  $3.50   and Australia, New Zealand, African colonies, etc.
France franc  $0.40   
Germany reichsmark  $0.24   
Poland zloty $0.19   
Greece drachma  $0.01   
Italy lira  $0.05   
Spain peseta  $0.08   
Switzerland franc  $0.20   
Canada dollar  $0.88   
Mexico peso  $0.30   common Asian silver currency
China Shanghai tael  $0.30   common Asian silver currency
China Yuan dollar  $0.22   common Asian silver currency
China Hong Kong dollar  $0.25   common Asian silver currency
India rupee  $0.25   
Japan yen  $0.28   
Straits Settlement Singapore dollar  $0.40   linked to the British pound
Turkey pound  $0.48   
Egypt pound  $3.60   linked to the British pound, but slightly more valuable; divided into 100 silver piastre
Soviet Union ruble  roughly $0.50   illegal to export into or import from USSR

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