DCHP-2
York currency Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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the standard of currency established at New York, where the dollar was set as equivalent to eight shillings, a unit of account used during much of the colonial period in Montreal, Quebec City, and Upper Canada.
See also: Halifax currency New York currency York (def. 1) York money York pound York shilling
- 1764 From the Date of the Publication hereof . . . Forty-Eight Sols Marqués shall be deemed to be equal to One Shilling Halifax; and Thirty of said Sols Marqués equal to One Shilling York Currency.
- 1789 By a letter from Niagara we learn they are in great distress for want of the necessaries of life, wheat 20s. York currency per bushel, and difficult to be got at that price; cats &c. have been substituted for beef, &c &c.
- 1829 Wheat, at present, commands but 5s. York currency, other grains in proportion.
- 1963 In 1777 Halifax currency was established as the official standard of the colony of Canada, but York currency continued in use in Montreal and in what was then known as Upper Canada. Later when Canada was formally divided into two provinces, Upper and Lower Canada, each was given jurisdiction over its own currency and York currency enjoyed recognition in Upper Canada. In 1821 the York unit was replaced by Halifax currency although it continued for many years as a popular unit of account with the rural population.
- 1764 From the Date of the Publication hereof . . . Forty-Eight Sols Marqués shall be deemed to be equal to One Shilling Halifax; and Thirty of said Sols Marqués equal to One Shilling York Currency.