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§  27.  (a)  Except  as  provided  in subdivision (b) of this section,
judgments and accounts must be computed in dollars  and  cents.  In  all
judgments  or  decrees  rendered  by  any court for any debt, damages or
costs, in all executions issued thereupon, and in all  accounts  arising
from  proceedings in courts the amount shall be computed, as near as may
be, in dollars and cents, rejecting lesser fractions; and  no  judgment,
or other proceeding, shall be considered erroneous for such omissions.

(b) In any case in which the cause of action is based upon an obligation denominated in a currency other than currency of the United States, a court shall render or enter a judgment or decree in the foreign currency of the underlying obligation. Such judgment or decree shall be converted into currency of the United States at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of entry of the judgment or decree.