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UK Adj.

UK

Fr.

US

Aus.

UI
AA

Belg

Pol.

DDR

Nor.

Swe.

NC
CS

–

HS

S

        

5

D

sup

  

5-

5-

–

4b

5a

5.7

14

 V

VIIa

–

5+

5

5

F7

–

VS

15

–

4c

5b

5.8

6-

inf

TD

sup

 VI

VIIb

5+

5+

F8

–

16

–

H
VS

6

–

5a

5c

5.9

17

 VI+

VIIc

6-

6-

F9

–

6+

–

E1

18

–

5b

6a

– a
b
5.10
c
+ d

7-

inf

ED

sup

 VI.1

VIIIa

6

6

F10

–

19

–

E2

7

 VI.1+

VIIIb

6+

6+

–

5c

6b

20

F11

–

21

7+

 VI.2

VIIIc

7-

–

E3

7-

–

6c

– a
b
5.11
c
+ d

22

8-

inf

ABO

 VI.2+

IXa

F12

–

6a

23

7

7

–

E4

8

 VI.3

IXb

–

7a

24

7+

F13

–

25

8+

 VI.3+

IXc

7+

–

E5

6b

–

–
7b
+

– a
b
5.12
c
+ d

26

9-

 VI.4

Xa

8-

F14

–

8-

–

E6

27

9

 VI.4+

8

–

6c

–
7c
+

28

9+

Xb

8

F15

–
  VI.5

8+

–

E7

– a
b
5.13
c
+ d

29

10-

–

8a

+

30

 VI.5+

Xc

8+

F16

–

7a

10

9-

–

E8

31

 VI.6

9-

F17
?

–

8b

+

9

–

– a
b
5.14
c
+ d

32

11

 VI.7  

–

E9

9

–

7b

8c

+

33

9+

–

–
 

34

–

7c

9a

–