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Currency Tales From a World Tour of Exchange Rates
Maynard Seri recalls travels across eighteen countries with vivid anecdotes on currency rates and practices. He explains shopping in Shanghai, Peking, Hankow, and Harbin, noting gouges, premiums, and the shifting value of dollars, rubles, and local coins, plus the unexpected gains from letters of credit and traveler's checks.
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Washington, D. C
Maynard Seri
National Geographic Society
Ned
Budapest
Hankow
Peking
Petrograd
Bank of Communications
Yangtze
Harbin
Han Kow
China
Tof
Bureau of Standards
Farelen
Shanghai
Sian
Persia
United States Customs
Bombay
Colombo
Karachi