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Gold Convertibility Crisis

Austria · Economy / Gold Standard. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1931Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

1931

Otto EnderMay 1931

Vienna · Economy / Gold Standard

The Creditanstalt crisis triggers severe pressure on Austrian reserves and exchange controls, undermining the country's ability to operate normal gold-standard convertibility.

Names involved

Otto Ender

Provenance

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