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Scandinavian Monetary Union

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

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Chronological records

1873

Carl Christian Hall27 May 1873

Copenhagen · Economy / Gold Standard

Denmark joins Sweden in creating the Scandinavian Monetary Union, replacing the former monetary unit with a gold-defined krone equal in value to the Swedish krona.

Names involved

Carl Christian Hall

Provenance

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