Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Leon Say Biography and Timeline

Follow Leon Say through 1 dated historical records for France.

Leon Say, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1878

Latin Monetary Union Silver Closure

Minister of Finance · Paris · Government / Government of France

The Latin Monetary Union permanently halts unrestricted minting of full-value silver coins, leaving gold as the effective monetary anchor of the union.

Role range: 1877-1879

Records, sources and methodology

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