Co.'s report for June 10 the follo ing, paragraph oveurs:—The currency reform law of the Zemstvo Government embodies a novel element. The new money is to be guaranteed by a gold, silver and platinum reserve. valued at 71,000,000 gold roubles. In view of the wide variation in the intrinsic value of the last two metals, it would be interesting to know what ratio of valuation is adopted. Russia mines platinum extensively and circulated coins composed of that metal in the last century.
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