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Gold Standard Abandoned

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

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1931Date range
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Chronological records

1931

Thorvald StauningSeptember 1931

Copenhagen · Economy / Gold Standard

Denmark abandons gold convertibility after sterling leaves the standard, ending the restored interwar gold parity of the krone.

Names involved

Thorvald Stauning

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