2 NOVEMBER 1889, Page 13

A UNIVERSAL MONEY.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1

Sra,—The article, " A Universal Money," in the Spectator of October 26th, is very interesting. With regard to British money, I beg leave to commend the proposal to coin a two- penny-halfpenny piece in lieu of our present threepenny-bit. If coined, an exact tenth of a florin—the latter being the tenth

of a pound—I should keep all my accounts in decimals.—I am Sir, &c., GEORGE WILLIAM BELL, Secretary. Law Fire Office, London, October 28th.

[The new florin would be 2s. Id., and the new pound £1 Os. 10d. —En. Spectator,]