. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained : with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet and descriptions of the most remarkable species. Shells; Shells. very small, as the following table will show :— Four Cowries make one gunder; twenty Gundcrs one punn; four Punns one anna; four Annas ono cahaun; and four Cahauns one rupee. The valu© of the latter coin is equal to two shillings and threepence, English money, and this would bo exchangeable for five thousand one hundred and twenty Cowries; so that it would never do to pay large
. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained : with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet and descriptions of the most remarkable species. Shells; Shells. very small, as the following table will show :— Four Cowries make one gunder; twenty Gundcrs one punn; four Punns one anna; four Annas ono cahaun; and four Cahauns one rupee. The valu© of the latter coin is equal to two shillings and threepence, English money, and this would bo exchangeable for five thousand one hundred and twenty Cowries; so that it would never do to pay large sums in this kind of coin: a waggon would be required to convey a few pounds with. In this country the Money Cowries are frequently used as. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Adams, H. G. (Henry Gardiner), 1811 or 12-1881; Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, former owner. DSI; Roper, Clyde F. E. , 1937- , donor. DSI. London : Groombridge and Sons
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