November 12, 2010

France, 1880: International Standards (Manufacturers' Cost)


1880: 1 Troy Oz. platina (SPb: ~80%) = Fr 15.05 (USD$ 2.92; 3.76 руб Silver)
1880: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (SPb: Mkt) ~ Fr. 22.785
  1880: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Paris: Pure Ingot, Mkt) = Fr 31.10 (USD$ 6.)
1880:
 

Citation: L'economiste Francais, Journal Hebdomadaire (22 Dec.1906) p.902





1881: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (ingot) = Fr 40.44 (USD$ 7.76)


Citation: Dictionnaire de pédagogie et d'instruction primaire, Vol.2, Issue 2, Ferdinand Edouard Buisson (1883) p. 1622



1876: 1 ingot = 505 troy ounces (450 oz Pl, 55 oz Ir) @ 51,500 Fr ea.
> 1 oz 90/10 alloy = 102 Fr

High Market Price (? - 1901) : 1 Troy Ounce of Iridium = Fr 205.76



1872:


1876:





1872:



The 1 kg weight was 90% Platinum and 10% Iridium, but the bulk production was ~250 kgs in total.


1880:

1882:

1893:

Weight of the Meter, ~3 kgs.



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