Time Period: 1803-1900

Timeline

• 08.11.1811
• Ordinance on the cutting of Spanish trade coins:
  - 4 Spanish Real in silver cut in 3 segments (stamped with 3 rings) at 2 Escalins = 1½ French Colonial Livres
  - 4 Spanish Real in silver cut in 4 segments (stamped with 2 rings) at 1½ Escalins = 1⅛ French Colonial Livres
  - 2 Spanish Real in silver cut in 3 segments (stamped with 1 ring) at 1 Escalin = ¾ French Colonial Livre
  - 2 Spanish Real in silver cut in 4 segments (no stamp) at ¾ Escalin = ⁹⁄₁₆ French Colonial Livre.
• 18.08.1812
• Ordinance on the cutting of Spanish trade coins:
  - 8 Spanish Real in silver cut in 2 segments (stamped "SL") at 6 Escalins = 4½ French Colonial Livres
  - Further cuts in 3, 4, 6 segments were rated accordingly.
• 20.01.1813
• Ordinance on the cutting of Spanish trade coins:
  - 8 Spanish Real in silver cut in 3 parallel parts (stamped: "S.LUCIE"), central part at 9 Escalins = 6¾ French Colonial Livres, two lateral parts at 3 Escalins = 2¼ French Colonial Livres
  - 4 Spanish Real in silver cut in 3 parallel parts (stamped: "S.LUCIE"), central part at 4½ Escalins = 3⅜ French Colonial Livres, two lateral parts at 1½ Escalins = 1⅛ French Colonial Livres
  - 2 Spanish Real in silver cut in 3 parallel parts (stamped: "S.LUCIE"), central part at 2¼ Escalins = 1¹¹⁄₁₆ French Colonial Livres, two lateral parts at ¾ Escalins = ⁹⁄₁₆ French Colonial Livre.
• 26.04.1817
• Ordinance on the devaluation by 11.1% of the 1813 cut coins:
  - 8 Spanish Real in silver: central part at 8 Escalins = 6 French Colonial Livres, lateral parts at 2⅔ Escalins = 2 French Colonial Livres
  - 4 Spanish Real in silver: central part at 4 Escalins = 3 French Colonial Livres, lateral parts at 1⅓ Escalins = 1 French Colonial Livre
  - 2 Spanish Real in silver: central part at 2 Escalins = 1½ French Colonial Livres, lateral parts at ⅔ Escalin = ½ French Colonial Livre.
• ??.??.1825
• Rating of uncut Spanish trade coins:
  - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) at 9¾ French Colonial Livres
  - Spanish doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos in gold) at 160 French Colonial Livres.
• 14.09.1835
• Local ordinance on the rating of the British Penny at 4 French Colonial Sous = ⅕ French Colonial Livre
• 22.11.1838
• Rating of uncut Spanish trade coins:
  - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish Real in silver) at 10⁵⁄₁₂ French Colonial Livres
  - Spanish doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos in gold) at 160 French Colonial Livres.
• 12.12.1838
• Abolition of the accounting currency with a 4% devaluation and new rating of Spanish trade coins in Sterling currency:
  - Spanish Dollar (8 Spanish real in silver) at 50 Pence Sterling
  - Spanish doubloon (8 Spanish Escudos in gold) at 64 Shillings Sterling.
• ??.??.1851
• Ordinance on the demonetisation of the cut Spanish trade coins; effective 31.07.1851
• ??.??.1882
• Ordinance on the demonetisation of the uncut Spanish trade coins; effective ??.??.1882