Subject: MATEJ&MARY JAROLIMEK FAMULY HISTORY Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:02:49 +0200 From: Miroslav Dragoun To: YEAR 1885: Five zlotych is not POLISH! coin. In year 1885 was Bohemia in Austria-Hungary (until 1918). In this territory were coins "zlatý" = gold 1 gold (zlatý) = 60 kreuzer (krejcarů) until year 1853 2gold = 1 tolar 1 gold (zlatý) = 100 kreuzer (krejcarů) until 1900 >From 1900 until 1918: 1 krone = 100 heller This were in Austria-Hungary. In side 2 is "... A rabbit cost "a gold piece and 50 krejcarů" This is 1 gold and 50 krejcarů 100 gold = (approximate, probably) 1 cow (about 1870) In year 1815 month wage about: 12 tolarů = 24 gold (zlatých) carpenter 13 tolarů = 26 gold (zlatých) bricklayer one beer cost 1,5 kreuzer ......